XSIBlog

Recently I ran into a severe problem. Whenever I would try to import modules in the Python command line shell, I”d get syntax error pointing to the first line. In fact, trying to import the module in XSI from a custom command gave a syntax error at line… zero! What the?

how to get elements on a surface, while they are not deforming.

When I wrote the first article, I hadn’t planned on writing a sequel, but a couple of people on XSIBase asked me to look into how I could extend the Soft IK system to work with a stretchy bone chain.
Initially, figuring out how this could work seems like a pretty tricky problem. The bone [...]

When an IK chain extends towards its full length, it will tend to snap into it’s final position. To prevent this from happening, it is possible to give the appearance that the IK chain is stiffening as it extends towards it’s full length. This technique isn’t new and similar functionality is already implemented in Cinema [...]