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Release Notes:
Driven by the requirements of the world’s most demanding games, film & video productions, the SOFTIMAGE|XSI environment empowers artists and developers in all industries to redefine how animation and effects are created. With the industry’s widest range of tools in a unified, integrated 3-D environment, SOFTIMAGE|XSI delivers a competitive advantage. The fluid creative process in SOFTIMAGE|XSI enables you to produce richer and more visually sophisticated results in less time.
Games & Interactive The SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.5 environment offers a totally integrated system with unique tools like smart automated character rigging, non-destructive animation mixing and WYSIWYG real-time effects tools - complete, right out of the box.
Film & Series-Broadcast From pre-visualization to breathtaking rendering and from tweaking the finest animation detail to styling luxurious hair and fur, SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.5 can take you farther, faster.
FX & Commercial In an industry where time is of the essence, SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.5 gives you time to do the kind of work you and your clients will be consistently proud of
Interoperability SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.5 supports outputting to .AAF, allowing users to link and transfer multiple render passes to Avid|DS and to future AAF-compatible products via the integrated compositor within XSI.
New Features
-Rendering Core integration of mental ray v.3.2 -Manipulators and Pivots More flexibility -GPU surface FX Amazing FX -Advanced Hair and Fur functionality The best -Texture Editor Tools New functionality -New Animation Controls Extended control -SDK Expansion Robust, production-proven SDK -AAF Export Interoperability with Avid|DS -Masterful Modeling New interactive tools
http://www.softimage.com/products/xsi/v3/
You will find all new 3.5.1 features in either : features351.pdf (PDF) features351.tar.gz (HTML)