Re: Realflow question about SD files

["adrian" <adrian.wyer(at)fluid-pictures.com>]

they will have a stand?!?! or will that come with version 5 ;oP

actually with the realflow importer that Chris kindly posted on the list, 
you CAN get meshes into xsi 5.1
you CAN'T get particles in......

now get back to work you bums, except you Porl, more nonsense please

a

Adrian Wyer
Fluid Pictures
33 Glasshouse Street
London
W1B 5DG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)aldis.org.uk>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:29 AM
Subject: RE: Realflow question about SD files


> In this case, if you'll excuse the language, bollox. Realflow 3 has been
> sold these last few months with an offer of RF 4 dangling in front of
> purchasers. RF3 had XSI plugins and, unless I missed something,  nothing 
> was
> stated at the time about XSI plugins not being available for RF4. Anyone
> buying wouldn't be being unreasonable in assuming XSI support for RF4 and
> could quite rightly be angry right now, I think.
>
> To answer Jordan's question about difficulty, no it's no more difficult. 
> In
> fact it's easier. And you the old methods are still supported. Any changes
> would be at the RF end.
>
> I'm sorry, but this time it's just more lousy support from RF.
>
> I think the RF stand at SIGGRAPH is an opportunity to badger them about 
> it.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> > Behalf Of Wayne
> > Sent: 16 July 2006 20:37
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: RE: Realflow question about SD files
> >
> > A conundrum of sorts eh? No 3rd party dev of plugins for XSI due to
> > limited market share but limited adoption of XSI due in part to the
> > lack of 3rd party support. I remember writing Npower to ask if they had
> > plans to port PowerNurbs and some of their other tools to XSI. The
> > reply was when they started getting some help/cash from Softimage
> > they'd do it. This was about
> > 1.5-2 years ago. I guess there is only so much Soft can do. I look
> > forward to see what they have in store for Siggy.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> > Behalf Of Matt Lind
> > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:46 PM
> > To: xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: RE: Realflow question about SD files
> >
> > Simple answer: market share.
> >
> > When XSI shows evidence they're taking foothold in the market,
> > developers will pay more attention to XSI user's needs.  If you're a
> > 3rd party developer, you usually have to pay licensing fees and invest
> > the time/energy
> >
> > in supporting another API, not just technically, but also in your
> > customer support and sales.  You're not going to invest until you see a
> > sizeable customer base to make it worthwhile.  When Maya, Lightwave,
> > 3DSMax and all the other players have larger marketshares, it's a no-
> > brainer who to support
> >
> > first.  Unfortunately, nobody thinks XSI has a large enough foothold to
> > make
> >
> > it worthwhile to support - which says a lot about how far XSI has to go
> > to catch up.  If you want to get 3rd party support for XSI, you'll have
> > to be a
> >
> > very squeaky wheel.
> >
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > ---------------------
> > Matt Lind
> > Animator / Technical Director
> > Softimage certified instructor:
> >     Softimage|3D
> >     Softimage|XSI
> > Matt(at)Mantom.net
> >
> >
> >
> > Date : Sun, 16 Jul 2006
> > To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > From: w1343(at)comcast.net
> > Subject: RE: Realflow question about SD files
> >
> > Why is it that XSI is always the last in the bunch to get plugins, if
> > any at all? Is it hard to code things for XSI or something? I see
> > lightwave/c4d and even rhino getting plugins and XSI is always left out
> > in the cold.
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: RE: Realflow question about SD files
> >
> > Sigh.
> >
> > And they don't even put a date on it in the FAQ. If they say it's a
> > priority, as they do, give it a schedule, get it done. It's not as if
> > it's that hard to write geometry importers for xsi, is it.
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