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Table of contents

1 Learning 1.1 Softimage YouTube Learning Channel 1.2 General 1.3 ICE 1.4 ICE Kinematics 1.5 Lagoa Multiphysics 1.6 ICE Particles 1.7 ICE Strands 1.8 Crowd/Flocking Behaviors 1.9 Animation 1.10 Face Robot 1.11 Modelling 1.12 Shaders and Rendering 2 Tools

Learning

The following are some of the different learning resources available for Softimage.

Softimage YouTube Learning Channel

• Softimage How-To Movies (http://www.youtube.com/SoftimageHowTos) on YouTube - includes videos on ICE, animation, Face Robot, and interop with other Autodesk products.

General

• Softimage Tutorials on Vimeo - Fellow Softimage users share their knowledge (http://vimeo.com/groups/softimagetutorials)
• Planet Softimage - Mark Schoennegal's blog on the AREA (http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/marks)
• Softimage tutorials on the AREA (http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/?word=&where=1&software=14&tutotips=&level=)
• Softimage New Feature Videos on autodesk.com (http://www.autodesk.com/softimage-features)
• Softimage Production Series on VAST (http://www.vast.ws/resources/xsi/tutorials/tutorials.html)
• Softimage Production Series on YouTube via si-community (http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1451&start=0)
• Softimage 7.x Certified Training on redi-vivus (http://www.redi-vivus.com/index4.php)
• Softimage 7.x Certified Training on YouTube via si-community (http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1474&start=0)
• Softimage tutorials on si-community (http://www.si-community.com/community/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=dfc3a0208df032f1666a9ffe26d59e56)
• "Softimage Tutorial Posts" by Ola Madsen (http://caffeineabuse.blogspot.com/search/label/Softimage%20XSI)
• Softimage Gamma Discussed on the AREA (http://community.softimage.com/forum/autodesk-softimage/rendering/softimage-gamma/page-1/)
• Michael Isner's Quaternion Spells (http://www.isner.com/tutorials/quatSpells/quaternion_spells_14.htm)
• Vector Math Tutorial for 3D Computer Graphics (http://chortle.ccsu.edu/VectorLessons/vectorIndex.html)
• "Making a Ferret with Hair" tutorial by Sebastien Gaucher (PDF) (http://www.seb4d.com/tutorials/furet_makingof_english.pdf)
• "Stereo camera rig and tutorial" by Graham D. Clark (http://autodesksoftimage.blogspot.com/2010/05/s3d-camera-rig-with-expressions.html)

ICE

• "ICE Deformation and Concepts" videos by Paul Smith (a.k.a. pooby) (http://vimeo.com/user4895541/videos/page:1/sort:newest)
• "ICE" videos by Aaron Kent (http://www.vimeo.com/user667555/videos/sort:date)
• "Keeping Track of Softimage ICE" on moniphyl.com (http://monophyl.com/?page_id=184)
• "Softimage ICE Resources" maintained by Reinhard Claus (http://www.rray.de/xsi/)
• Many useful ICE compounds from Joe Compound (http://www.si-community.com/download/compounds/Joe_Compounds.zip)
• Demo scenes for some of the ICE compounds from Joe Compound (http://www.si-community.com/download/compounds/joe_demo_scenes.zip)
• Emit Particle Tree and Melt Geometry compounds by Joe Compound (http://www.si-community.com/download/compounds/Joe_melt_and_particle_tree.zip)
• "Building a Tree using ICE" by Chris Marshall (http://dot3d.blogspot.com/2009/10/softimage-ice-tree-building-step-by.html)
• "Building a Force from a Curve" by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/1313863)
• "Build Your Own Bezier Curve Interpolation in ICE" by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/11016782)
• "Animation Tricks Using Bezier Nodes in ICE" by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/11079196)
• "Visualizing Math Functions in ICE" by Thiago Costa (http://thiagocosta.net/?p=157)
• Water Ripples in ICE

ICE Kinematics

• "ICE Kinematics" videos by dwigfor (http://www.youtube.com/user/dwigfor)
• "ICE Kine Basics" videos by Eric Thivierge (http://www.vimeo.com/10916639)

Lagoa Multiphysics

• Thiago Costa's Videos on Lagoa Multiphysics (http://vimeo.com/thiagocosta/videos)
• i3D Lagoa Multiphysics tutorials (http://www.i3dtutorials.com/tutorial/91_mastering-the-art-of-ice-volume-ii-lagoa-multiphysics)
• Lagoa Multiphysics - User Videos on vimeo (http://vimeo.com/channels/140058)

ICE Particles

• Stadium Wave Tutorial using instances and states by Manny Papamanos (http://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/stadium_wave_tutorial_with_ice_using_states)
• ICE Particle Volume Shader Videos (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?linkID=12544118&id=15505585&siteID=123112)
• "An Artist Tour #1" by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/1349449)
• "An Artist Tour #2" by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/1392786)
• "Custom Particle Emissions" by Brad Gabe (http://withanar.blogspot.com/2009/03/introductionthe-supplied-factory.html)
• "Water Condensation using ICE" by Ola Madsen (http://caffeineabuse.blogspot.com/2010/01/water-condensation-using-ice.html)
• "Goal Basics in ICE" by Helge Mathee (http://www.vimeo.com/1502921)

ICE Strands

• "Growing Ranks in ICE - Moving Strands Along a Surface" by Helge Mathee (http://www.vimeo.com/1503174)
• "ICE Procedural Tree Generator" by Fabricio Chamon (http://iceduous.blogspot.com/)
• Video demo for "ICE Procedural Tree Generator" by Fabricio Chamon (http://vimeo.com/10434331)
• "Creating ICE Strand Hair" (Kristinka Hair) by Anto Matkovic (http://www.matkovic.com/anto/kristinka-hair.html)
• "Create Grass" ICE compound by nassosy (http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=378)
• Strand Dynamics video and tutorial

Crowd/Flocking Behaviors

• ICE CrowdFX webinar by Mark Schoennagel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Toyh0_doko&list=UUp7zhrJwQv9bBp8UyQoqXtw&index=1&feature=plcp)
• Basic Flocking Tutorial using ICE by Kim Aldis (http://www.kim-aldis.co.uk/drupal-6.1/ICE_BasicFlocking)
• Boids by Craig Reynolds (http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/)
• Steering Behaviors for Autonomous Characters by Craig Reynolds (http://www.red3d.com/cwr/steer/)
• Big Fast Crowds on PS3 by Craig Reynolds (http://www.red3d.com/cwr/papers/2006/PSCrowdSandbox2006.html)
• PSCrowd Library by Craig Reynolds (http://www.research.scea.com/pscrowd/)
• Schooling Fishies by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/3219358)
• Schooling Fishies 2 by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/5285982)
• Schooling Fishies 201 by Brad Gabe (http://vimeo.com/5295530)

Animation

• Softimage Animation Principles videos by cmiVFX (http://store.cmivfx.com/tutorials/view/313/Softimage+Animation+Principles)
• Softimage 2 Motion Builder Pipeline Tutorial on MocapClub.com (http://www.mocapclub.com/Pages/SoftMobuPipe01.htm)

Face Robot

• Face Robot Learning Movies (http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/index.php/Face_Robot_Learning_Movies)

Modelling

• Advanced Modeling Techniques tutorials from cmiVFX (http://www.cmivfx.com/tutorials/view/272/+Softimage+Advanced+Modeling+Techniques)

Shaders and Rendering

• Rendering Diamonds with mental ray by Zap (http://mentalraytips.blogspot.com/2009/11/fire-and-ice-rendering-diamonds-and.html)
• Physical Sun and Sky in Softimage (kobayashystips) (http://kobayashystips.blogspot.com/2009/09/physical-sun-and-sky-in-softimage.html)
• Linear Workflow in Softimage (kobayashystips) (http://kobayashystips.blogspot.com/2009/09/linear-workflow-in-softimage.html)

Tools

• Alembic for Softimage file import and export plug-in by Exocortex (http://www.exocortex.com/alembic/alembic_for_softimage)
• Species character creation plug-in by Exocortex (http://www.exocortex.com/Plugins/Species)
• Momentum rigid body dynamics plug-in by Exocortex (http://www.exocortex.com/Plugins/Momentum3)
• emFlock, emFluid, emPolygonizer and emRPC tools by Eric Mootz (http://www.mootzoid.com/wb/)
• GEAR rigging tools by StudioNEST (http://opensource.studionestbarcelona.com/gear.html)
• Brigks kinematic solvers by StudioNEST (http://opensource.studionestbarcelona.com/brigks.html)
• Kratos utility for shattering by StudioNEST (http://opensource.studionestbarcelona.com/kratos.html)
• Melena Hair Tools for ICE by StudioNEST (http://opensource.studionestbarcelona.com/melena.html)
• Weight Map Editor utility by Brad Gabe (http://www.xsidatabase.com/uploads/scripts/bg_weight_map_editor_v100)
• Tools for Creating ICE Feathers on michael-buettner.com (http://feathertools.michael-buettner.com/)
• "ET_AnimStore" by Eric Thivierge (http://www.ethivierge.com/animstore/) - a utility for storing and applying poses.
  Watch these videos first: "Installing Python for Softimage" (http://www.vimeo.com/12097088) and "ET_AnimStore Tutorial" (http://www.vimeo.com/12193368)
• "ET_ControlSetup" by Eric Thivierge (http://www.ethivierge.com/control-setup/) - a utility for importing controllers and constraining objects to them.
• "ET_Pickup" by Eric Thivierge (http://www.ethivierge.com/pickup/) - a utility that makes it easy to use constraints for picking up and putting down objects.
• "ET_PassManager" by Eric Thivierge (http://www.ethivierge.com/passmanager/) - a utility for exporting passes and partitions in an XML file.
• Updated Physical Sun and Sky Plug-in for Softimage(kobayashystips) (http://kobayashystips.blogspot.com/2009/09/physical-sun-and-sky-in-softimage_21.html)

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