There isn't a built in way to send commands to XSI through Python. You need to build your own Socket connections and system of receiving / sending data. There is a sample for CPP in the SDK examples. Also thought there was a python one too.
-------------------------------------------- Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Gustavo Eggert Boehs <gustav...@gmail.com>wrote: > Sorry for the noob question, but... is calling functions inside SI, from a > Python instance outside SI possible? > Ive got Python correctly installed in SI, but have no idea if this is > doable, and information on the web looks a bit scarce and confusing. > > There is this: > > http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/index.php?title=Python_(XSISDK)&redirect=no#Viewing_XSI_Type_libraries_in_Python_GUI > > But I have no clue if that is what I want... > > Anyway, just wondering, no life or death situation for now... > > Cheers > -- > Gustavo E Boehs >