Re: max to xsi

["Thomas Helzle" <xsi(at)screendream.de>]

I don't know about Vue, but I often asked customers for exported stuff from Max as "ASE" files (huge! but easy to compress) and opened them with Deep Exploration (no max needed for that at least) to directly convert to .LWO/.LWS or .XSI.
FBX could also be worth a try.
I haven't tried PointOvenPro on that route yet, but it sure is also worth a try.

Sorry to be of such little "defined" help...

Thomas Helzle

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:39:03 +0200, Pankhurst, Lawrence <Lawrence.Pankhurst(at)bskyb.com> wrote:

> To  get a model into XSI from Vue a while ago (it was 4 then) we did the
> following.
>
>
> Export as Lightwave
>
> Read into Lightwave as a scene not an object
>
> Save out as Lightwave 5.6
>
> Import into Deep Exploration and export as dotXsi file
>
>
> Bit round the houses but did work, perhaps after getting the Lightwave scene
> you could use Point Oven now?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> kim aldis
> Sent: 01 October 2005 12:59
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: max to xsi
>
>
> it didn't do what I wanted it to anyway. I'm using Vue, from e-on software,
> to generate landscapes and I'm moving the landscapes from Vue back into xsi
> using obj but having problems with the transforms screwing. I was hoping
> exporting as a max scene from Vue would work but the transforms are still
> screwed. I'm veering OT here but I don't suppose anyone's had any success
> with this and Vue?
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> Gene Crucean
> Sent: 30-September-2005 21:49
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: max to xsi
>
> Na, just download the trial. You'll get 30 days to work your piping magic. I
> recommend fbx btw and bake the animation. Max has (not sure about v8 tho) a
> bug with euler rotation so set it to tcb or linear THEN bake.
>
>
>
>
> On 9/30/05, kim aldis <kim(at)cg-soup.com <mailto:kim(at)cg-soup.com> > wrote:
>
> that bad, huh?
>
>
>
>   _____
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>
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM> ] On Behalf
> Of Michael Klein
> Sent: 30-September-2005 15:56
>
>
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Subject: RE: max to xsi
>
>
>
>
> ... clean registry ...
>
>
>
>   _____
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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM> ] On Behalf
> Of Alexei Godek
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:21 PM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Subject: RE: max to xsi
>
> 30 day trial of max on autodesk.com <http://autodesk.com>
>
>
> Install use... and throw away
>
>
> ;)
>
>  <http://www.godek.co.uk/> A.
>
>
>
>   _____
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> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>  [mailto:
> owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM> ] On Behalf Of
> Simon Wutherich
> Sent: 30 September 2005 15:05
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Subject: RE: max to xsi
>
>
> If you need a license just to import export you might me able to get away
> with using 3d Studio Viz, (the arch viz version).
>
> Its a lot cheaper and should be able to use the .xsi to max plugin
>
>
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM> ] On Behalf
> Of Kris Rivel
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Subject: Re: max to xsi
>
> I think you will need a seat of Max.  My experience with going from Max to
> XSI is that you have to have the .xsi plugin for max which requires you to
> export out of max.....pretty lame.  Autodesk (Discreet) has always had a
> stick up their butt when it comes to sharing their file formats so other
> apps can import Max stuff.
>
> Kris
>
> kim aldis wrote:
>
> > so, Max scene, with animation, import into xsi. Can this be done
> > without having to have a max license?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > kim(at)cg-soup.com <mailto:kim(at)cg-soup.com>  <mailto:kim(at)cg-soup.com
> <mailto:kim(at)cg-soup.com> >
> > kim(at)aldis.org.uk <mailto:kim(at)aldis.org.uk>


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