I wish there *was* a spec! On Jun 2, 2015 4:11 PM, "Angus Davidson" <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> wrote:
> Maybe now that Soft is EOL, the best goodwill gesture from Autodesk would > be to actually release the file specs. It serves the purpose for them of > allowing people a way forward without having to try and convert decades of > stored assets. The digital version of closure. > > > ________________________________________ > From: Matt Lind [speye...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 02 June 2015 09:32 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Writing custom loaders for .emdl and .scn files in other apps > > .emdl and .scn file formats are not open or published. It's been a gripe > of > users since day one. > > To get these files into another application you'll need to import/export > using an existing file format, or write your own translator using the SDK > and construct your own file format. I have been doing the latter for the > past few months to salvage some old work. It's possible. Ability to do it > is dependent on your specific needs. > > If you insist on using the .emdl and .scn file formats natively, you'll > need > to hack the files to figure them out. What makes the issue more > complicated > is the file formats use COM/OLE concepts to store data. You'll need to > understand COM/OLE to a limited degree to figure all of it out. Years ago > Luc-Eric did mention a compound file viewer that could be used to view the > contents of .emdl and .scn files, and I remember trying that out, but even > with that viewer it was not trivial to understand. Finding someone with > expertise in this area, as well as 3D, will be difficult. > > I would advise writing your own translator, or hiring somebody else to do > it > for you. > > Matt > > > > > > Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:07:58 -0500 > From: Tim Crowson <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com> > Subject: Re: Writing custom loaders for .emdl and .scn files in other > apps > > Let me clarify... obviously I'm not asking about the I/O SDKs for other > apps... I'm asking about info on XSI's native I/O formats. > > On 6/2/2015 11:19 AM, Tim Crowson wrote: > > Where would I go to find information on writing loader plugins for > > other apps for loading .emdl and .scn files? Not having much luck in > > the SDK, unless I just missed it... > > > > > > -- > > Signature > > > > *Tim Crowson > > */Lead CG Artist/ > > > > *Magnetic Dreams, Inc. > > *2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37214 > > *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com > > tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com > > > > = > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" > style="width:100%;"> > <tr> > <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" > size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication > is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and > destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this > communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All > agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South > African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > </span></font></td> > </tr> > </table > > >
