I seem to remember getting a closed-door demo of Twister that included the ability to render Alias/Wavefront scenes. Could that have been a dream?
On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 7:34 PM, Grahame Fuller <grahame.ful...@autodesk.com > wrote: > You’re not incorrect — it was indeed heavily dependent on mental ray. > “Interactive mental ray” was how marketing phrased it. It had shader > presets and “phenomena”, render passes, etc. > > > > gray > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-bounces@ > listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Sven Constable > *Sent:* Friday, January 12, 2018 7:22 PM > *To:* 'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=6463iWxu3UEOAKrlE9X79iNdMkssw6v31ECDrX2PIxI&s=P1neL1h2sQYTa-md--xYsoNYUl6PFIKGaAhbNSCzgT8&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list' <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #326 > > > > You're sure? To my knowledge, Twister originally was codename for the > interactive version of mental ray combined with node-based shader workflow, > planned for SI|3D as well as Sumatra/XSI. Focused on the latter of course > because of the shader tree idea, what later became the render tree. > > I'm probably wrong. I find this really interesting. Tell me more,please :) > > > > Sven > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-bounces@ > listproc.autodesk.com <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Grahame Fuller > *Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2018 1:04 AM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #326 > > > > Twister was the codename for a product that was going to allow you to > import files from SOFTIMAGE|3D, override/add materials, lights, etc., and > then render on a farm. It was meant to fill the gap before the release of > Rayflex, the first codename for SI3D’s replacement. > > > > But Twister stole resources from Rayflex, making it even later. Twister > itself ran late. At some point, Rayflex morphed into Sumatra (XSI v1). The > requirement to make Twister compatible with Sumatra too meant that it > couldn’t be ready before Sumatra itself. > > > > Twister was never released as a product, but bits of it made it into XSI. > However, the render farm component was never implemented. It was nothing > more than a UI panel with blinking lights. > > > > gray > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-bounces@ > listproc.autodesk.com <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Sven Constable > *Sent:* Friday, January 12, 2018 6:38 PM > *To:* 'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=6463iWxu3UEOAKrlE9X79iNdMkssw6v31ECDrX2PIxI&s=P1neL1h2sQYTa-md--xYsoNYUl6PFIKGaAhbNSCzgT8&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_forum_-23-21forum_xsi-5Flist&d=DwMFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=JIyqBGRHxfQK79BC6TZ79AZqivoNF4wVRRfioB_51jc&s=_KDBuxY1QFiQIoYRtw7AjLQpRp4EpkqbyEJlKWklXQc&e=>' > <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #326 > > > > first friday flashback, I quite didn't understand. Was this somehow > related to a predecessor to UniversalBatch? > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-bounces@ > listproc.autodesk.com <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Stephen Blair > *Sent:* Friday, January 12, 2018 10:29 PM > *To:* Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=6463iWxu3UEOAKrlE9X79iNdMkssw6v31ECDrX2PIxI&s=P1neL1h2sQYTa-md--xYsoNYUl6PFIKGaAhbNSCzgT8&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_forum_-23-21forum_xsi-5Flist&d=DwMGaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=gJzXMHZ7_e_QlmdBrRI2QJoeGO8q__pzto0E3Cl8rBU&s=_Cma2vD-3imZ_IGZM3CEw5gao_gotqWCkCMWFpwXyCo&e=> > *Subject:* Friday Flashback #326 > > > > Graphic rough for the Twister render farm > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3un&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=6463iWxu3UEOAKrlE9X79iNdMkssw6v31ECDrX2PIxI&s=bq-qYDF--pxkoiCTa-tzLtoeUNTc3FSypD1wHahQN6c&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3un&d=DwMBaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=BrU0rGU-nfnUI4DCd-HZGPv2Zw4C2KjERdOECvScZOY&s=4WXjN8oSsSL__9RGdAYKfWTESVHPmWDXSR3exgO7LOw&e=> > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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