A subsidiary of microsoft in the 1990s, it was sold to avid technology, who would eventually sell the name and assets of softimages 3danimation business to autodesk. Autodesk announces 2015 3d animation software autodesk news. Depending on your softimage license, you may have access to syflex cloth within softimage. Its a work in progress system so i will try to post new versions as soon as possible. Mar 30, 2009 with this release, autodesk has renamed the softimagexsi software acquired from avid technology inc. Extensively used in realworld productions already available for maya and lightwave and previously available for 3ds max and houdini, and integrated into softimage syflex has been used. Softimage 2012, due to ship next month, incorporates new ice attributes for nondestructive, rulebased geometry creation and populating scenes with objects. Version 4 is likely the most substantial upgrade softimagexsi has seen, and the new release contains a wealth of new features and improvements that adds significantly to the depth of the software. In fact, the flag mesh is so dense you can only see individual quads by getting upclose its also amazing to see how well flex can handle very stiff or nonstretching cloth like a bed sheet for example a feat you need a lot of time and effort to achieve with classic cloth simulation techniques. This textbook covers all features of autodesk softimage 2014 such as modeling, texturing, lighting, rigid bodies, ice, syflex cloth, hair, lagoa, rendering, crowd simulation, and camera sequencer. Softimage 2012, the latest version of the companys powerful nodebased 3d character animation and visual effects software.
Autodesk entertainment creation suite 2015 extend creative capabilities. More flexible nodebased workflow of ice enables artists to use syflex cloth to create and edit highly. The software was originally built for square usa for the production of the first fullyanimated feature film final fantasy the spirits within. Autodesk softimage 2014 character animation software offers an enhanced, highperformance creative toolset for artists working in visual. Softimagexsi 4 includes a license for sycloth, syflexs superb cloth module. This is creating cloth with ice syflex in softimage xsi by siamak abedini on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Here is a simple muscles system made with softimage. The syflex ice nodes are tuned so that 1 softimage unit is equal to 10 cm, but you can use a different scale as you need to. The syflex cloth simulator in softimage is now multithreaded, enabling artists to use the cores on their machine to create and animate materials faster. For general information about creating cloth see overview of the syflex workflow and creating syflex ice simulations. Aug 27, 2016 having had enough fun with the demo i decided to take a simple waving flag simulation i did for a client a year ago using syflex in softimage. Intuitive, nondestructive workflows and the innovative ice interactive creative environment and autodesk.
The muscles are also deform by nulls that are attached to the bones. Jun 07, 20 this video from autodesk highlights how to create highly realistic cloth and flesh in the new softimage 2014 release. We regret to inform you that the upcoming 2015 release will be the last one for softimage software. Shapes deformations was used to deform the muscles and icemodified syflex s compounds was used to deform the skin with the muscles. For softimage customers who are currently on autodesk subscription, there will be options to migrate to transition offerings that include either maya or 3ds max for no additional cost. Check out the new features in softimage 2012 cg channel. With this release, autodesk has renamed the softimagexsi software acquired from avid technology, inc. Similar to mayas ncloth, the workflow is conversion of the mesh to a cloth object, applying forces like turbulence and drag. Our cloth simulator implements an original technique that offers a fast and stable alternative to other existing solutions. Whatever the constraints and the forces are, the software always computes an. Highquality cloth simulation with nvidia physx flex also. Autodesk softimage 2015 software discount autodesk robot structural analysis professional 2016 cheap autodesk inventor professional 2019. Now owned by autodesk and formerly titled softimagexsi, the software has. Syflex cloth is a powerful, realistic cloth simulator that allows you to create the usual flags and tablecloths, as well as clothing and more complicated cloth setups.
The syflex toolbar has to be activated to give access to the latter, but after that its a simple process. Note it is possible to control the stiffness of stretching, shearing and bending independently by adding a map for each type of springs, and connecting them to the syflex cloth springs compound inside the syflex cloth compound. Cloth simulation with syflex 3d artist mauro frau goes through some syflex techniques. This is an overview on how to use syflex in ice to create jiggle effect. Syflex on ice more flexible nodebased workflow of ice enables artists to use syflex cloth to create and edit highly realistic cloth effects. Autodesk softimage 20 book introduces the readers to the autodesk softimage 20, one of the worlds leading 3d animation and visual effects software. Other cool stuff users of xsi advanced will get a 4 cpu mental ray v. Artists have used softimage to create numerous movies. As of march 28, 2014, customers will no longer be able to purchase new standalone licenses.
Note the extreme density of the flag mesh and the stability of the resulting simulation. Softimage xsi is a comprehensive 3d animation software that allows you to create wonderful productions for television, games and movies with powerful animation and rendering tools. Syflex partners with softimage to provide a free license of cloth simulation to every one of its users. Key new features in autodesk softimage 2012 software. Integrated lagoa multiphysics, syflex cloth and singlestep interoperability with autodesk maya and autodesk 3ds max, improved procedural modeling and new stereoscopic toolset autodesk, inc. Softimage 2015 will be the last version release of the software. Now owned by autodesk and formerly titled softimagexsi, the software has been predominantly used in the film, video game, and advertising industries for creating computer generated characters, objects. Although the tutorial refers to xsi, nonxsi artists might also find it. Lagoa multiphysics this simulation framework helps artists create realistic simulations of the dynamic behavior of liquids, cloth, foam, plastic and soft body collisions, as well as incompressible. Autodesk is to expand softimages ice visual programming environment to cover procedural modelling and cloth simulation in the next release of the software. Shapes deformations was used to deform the muscles and icemodified syflexs compounds was used to deform the skin with the muscles. Syflex on ice now you can use the power of ice to achieve greater control and flexibility over syflex cloth simulations.
Industry usage edit softimage is primarily used in the film, video game and advertising industries as a tool to generate digital characters, environments and visual effects. Autodesk softimage 2012 features new procedural ice modeling, integrated syflex cloth simulation, increased stereoscopic capabilities and multiple improvements to the viewport display contacts. Softimage contains an icebased fluid and physics simulator called lagoa as well as an icebased version of the syflex cloth simulator. Integrated lagoa multiphysics, syflex cloth and singlestep interoperability with. And recreate it with flex while also increasing the complexity and the realism of the simulation on the way. Using syflex in softimage ice to create jiggle on characters. Creating cloth with ice syflex in softimage xsi on vimeo. This textbook covers all features of autodesk softimage 2014 such as modeling, texturing, lighting, rigid bodies, ice, syflex cloth, hair, lagoa, rendering, crowd. In this animation, with a detailed cloth and accurate collisions, each frame took. Lagoa multiphysics plastic, liquid, softbody, cloth, and foamlike effects. Syflex features an incredibly fast and stable engine, and while the comprehensive set of tools provided with the plugin allows to create a wide range of effects, the package.
Syflex is available for maya, softimage, houdini and lightwave 3d. This softimage book covers all features of autodesk softimage 20 such as modeling, texturing, lighting, rigid bodies, ice, syflex cloth, hair, lagoa, crowd simulation, and visual effects. A tutorial approach textbook introduces the readers to autodesk softimage 2014, one of the world s leading 3d animation and visual effects software. I had a slight problem installing the software due to my. Nov 20, 2007 syflex clothin partnership with syflex, softimage offers one of the fastest and most advanced cloth solution in the industry. Syflex cloth is installed seamlessly when you install softimage. Syflex and pipelinefx are working together to find solutions that will maximize the power of current hardware in computing large simulation tasks, making simulation much faster and working towards. Rendering syflex cloth as a subd surface this free lesson from digital tutors shows you how to set up syflex cloth on a surface and then render the surface as a subdivisional surface. Taking advantage of the flexible nodebased workflow of ice, you can create and edit highlyrealistic cloth effects faster and more easily. Autodesk softimage, or simply softimage is a discontinued 3d computer graphics application, for producing 3d computer graphics, 3d modeling, and computer animation. Syflex clothin partnership with syflex, softimage offers one of the fastest and most advanced cloth solution in the industry. The stiffnessmap is connected to the three input ports, stretchmap, shearmap, and bendmap. Xml based interface controls, complementary renderfarm software, character sdk, metashaders, syflex cloth, alienbrain support, digimation. Softimage portal whats new in autodesk softimage basics managing scenes, files, and projects data exchange modeling animation character.
Integrated in softimage content creatorsfrom students to professionalsoften spend hours refining their vision in our software environment, said bill roberts, director of product management at softimage. Autodesk softimage 2015 software helps streamline 3d asset creation and management with alembic caching, enhancements to the ice platform and animatable weight maps in syflex cloth. A subsidiary of microsoft in the 1990s, it was sold to avid technology, who would eventually sell the name and assets of softimages 3danimation business to autodesk its first product, softimage 3d, was used in the creation of special effects for movies such. This textbook covers all features of autodesk softimage 20 such as modeling, texturing, lighting, rigid bodies, ice, syflex cloth, hair, lagoa, crowd simulation. This textbook covers all features of autodesk softimage 20 such as modeling, texturing, lighting, rigid bodies, ice, syflex cloth, hair, lagoa, crowd simulation, and visual effects. A tutorial approach textbook introduces the readers to the autodesk softimage 20, one of the worlds leading 3d animation and visual effects software. Now owned by autodesk and formerly titled softimage xsi, the software has been predominantly used in the film, video game, and advertising industries for creating computer generated characters, objects. This video from autodesk highlights how to create highly realistic cloth and flesh in the new softimage 2014 release. Oct 25, 2004 syflex partners with softimage to provide a free license of cloth simulation to every one of its users.
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