XSI questions

[Morlock]

Does XSI have a way to procedurally convert high-poly models to low-poly models?

I've heard that future versions of HL's XSI will allow for higher poly limits than the current limit of 4000. Can anyone confirm or deny?

Thanks.

 

[softmonkey]

Not in the EXP.

PM me for more details.

 

[Morlock]

Can someone point me to a comprehensive overview of XSI's interface? I'm running through the Cobblestone Alley tut right now and it's going okay, but it seems to make a few assumptions and refers to documents I don't have (or that I might have but don't know where to find them).

An online manual would be ideal.

No biggie if there's no such animal, I just don't want to miss anything if it's available.

 

[The Dark Elf]

XSI comes with an online manual

 

[Morlock]

Ah duh thanks, I sort of glossed over the Main Window Overview in my haste.

While you're here, could you tell me if there's a way to decrease the tool-tip delay?

 

[softmonkey]

its probably a global windows setting... google!

 

[Glo]

i kinda have a question about XSI too
is there a way to make selecting and moving of verteces / edges / faces the way 3dsmax handles these?
the thing is im used to 3dsmax and trying to use XSI really is a hard time for me

 

[softmonkey]

i kinda have a question about XSI too
is there a way to make selecting and moving of verteces / edges / faces the way 3dsmax handles these?
the thing is im used to 3dsmax and trying to use XSI really is a hard time for me

I haven't used max for donkey's years... but...

Quick tip: hold down cntrl to toggle selection. makes selecting the sources easier.

Other useful hotkeys:

u - raycast polys
y - rectangle select polys
i - ray cast edges
e - rectangle select edges
t - tag point
m - move point
holding cntrl starts snapping when moving something
q - render region
h - hide something
s - multi-navigation tool
x - scale
c - rotate
v - translate
n - draw new polygon
\ - add edge
num +/- - play with subdivision surfaces
up arrow - play from start

 

[softmonkey]

XSI comes with an online manual

If you have proper access or are using the HL2 EXP

and just for enphasis...

XSI comes with an online manual

 

[Glo]

I haven't used max for donkey's years... but...

Quick tip: hold down cntrl to toggle selection. makes selecting the sources easier.

Other useful hotkeys:

u - raycast polys
y - rectangle select polys
i - ray cast edges
e - rectangle select edges
t - tag point
m - move point
holding cntrl starts snapping when moving something
q - render region
h - hide something
s - multi-navigation tool
x - scale
c - rotate
v - translate
n - draw new polygon
\ - add edge
num +/- - play with subdivision surfaces
up arrow - play from start

thanks, this might help me a bit
but im afraid xsi is different in too many ways for me to understand