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==General information==
==General information==
Full name: [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/autodesk-softimage-mod-tool-75 "Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool"]. Usually we just call it "Mod Tool" or "XSI" (old name of the program).
Full name: [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/autodesk-softimage-mod-tool-75 "Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool"]. Usually we just call it "Mod Tool" or "XSI", the old name of the program. '''[Note: It's no longer possible to download Softimage from Autodesk because the [https://www.autodesk.com/products/softimage/overview software was discontinued] by Autodesk in favor of their major software packages Maya and 3ds Max.]'''
 
Beside the free version, there's also the retail and [https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview?sorting=featured&page=1 student version] "Autodesk Softimage [year]"
: [https://www.autodesk.com/products/softimage/overview 2015 is last version.] Autodesk's development will focus on Maya and 3ds Max.
: Those versions are also available as 64-bit versions.
 
But in the very most cases "Mod Tool" is enough to modify Oni.
 
There's also the possibility to get files that extent Mod Tool's range of functions.
: Those are scripts (.vbs, .js), toolbars (.xsitb) and addons (.xsiaddon).
: They can be created on one's own and also shared with other users.


There are various ways to extend Mod Tool's range of functions: scripts (.vbs, .js), toolbars (.xsitb) and addons (.xsiaddon). They can be created on one's own and also shared with other users.


'''Wanted knowledge:'''
'''Wanted knowledge:'''
* How to setup particle in Mod Tool? We still need an Oni particle editor!
* How to set up particles in Mod Tool? We still need an Oni particle editor!
* How to rig models and then extract the animation data?
* How to rig models and then extract the animation data?
* How to make complex new UV-maps?
* How to make complex new UV maps?
 


==Extensions==
==Extensions==