Archive for February, 2006



Keys on the Timeline can be Manipulated…

February 21st, 2006 by Luc-Eric. Viewed 4701 times.

Something funny’’s come up since XSI 5.0. It seems a good part of users do not know that the key bars that apear on the timeline when you start animating can be manipulated. This could be for example users who are not familiar with Maya and therefore not expecting to [...]

UI : Which XSI is your XSI - and is it the right one?

February 20th, 2006 by Luc-Eric. Viewed 3208 times.

In XSI 5.0 we did something new by introducing a new interaction model. If you launch Modo or Motion Builder, one of the first things you get to choose is the interaction model. In the case of Motion Builder, it’’s a choice between Motion Builder, 3DS Max, Maya or XSI keymaps. In [...]

Tony De Peltrie 20 years later

February 16th, 2006 by Luc-Eric. Viewed 2478 times.

The science program “Découverte” on Radio Canada’’s french network will air a documentary this Sunday, February 19th, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Tony De Peltrie. In addition to receiving many awards, the computer-generated short created by four university students in Montreal led to more CG developements in the snowy city, including the creation [...]