Feb 28, 2009

"Irradiance Particles and HDRI Rendering" by i3D Tutorials In this video taken from our “Rendering with SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.II: mental ray” training product, we will get to see how to use the new irradiance particles indirect illumination algorithm and combine it with image based lighting using HDRI rendering. This technique allows us to use...

Aug 21, 2008

“Transforming Objects with the Mouse Pointer” by i3D Tutorials Although it isn’t readily apparent, XSI has a great and intuitive tool that allows you to interact with objects in your scene with an unparalleled level of freedom. Usually ignored because most users aren’t aware of its existence, the “View Plane Pivot Transform Tool” allows you to...

Aug 21, 2008

“Transforming with the Bounding Box Manipulator” by i3D Tutorials SOFTIMAGE|XSI comes equipped with a healthy offering of tools and features that can be used to manipulate and interact with objects in many different ways. In this video, we will not use the traditional manipulation methods that you would normally use when working in XSI. Instead, we...

Aug 21, 2008

“About Transforming Objects ” by i3D Tutorials Being able to interact with and manipulate objects in 3d space is one of the most fundamental principles in computer animation. In this video, we will be focusing on different techniques that can be used in XSI to confidently manipulate and interact with objects in your scene quickly and efficiently. To...

Aug 21, 2008

“Center Manipulation ” by i3D Tutorials Geometric objects in SOFTIMAGE|XSI all have a center by which the object pivots on its local axis. Changing the position of an object’s center can have great benefits when it comes to manipulating those objects later. In this video, we will discover what the “center” of an object is, as well as how to...