Documentation

The Autodesk® Softimage® software is supported by a comprehensive set of documentation and reference materials to get you started quickly and to keep you working efficiently throughout your productions. Softimage Help includes user and programmer guides with procedural information for performing various tasks, information about new features, and extensive reference sections.

Web-based Guides

View the web-based Help for Autodesk Softimage by version and language:

English

• 2013 User’s Guide
• 2013 SDK Programmer’s Guide
• 2012 + SAP User's Guide
• 2012 + SAP SDK Programmer's Guide
• 2011 User's Guide
• 2011 SDK Programmer's Guide

Note: + SAP means that the guide includes information for features available with the Subscription Advantage Pack.

Japanese (日本語)

• 2012 + SAP User’s Guide (日本語)
• 2012 + SAP SDK Programmer’s Guide (日本語)

Wiki Documentation
Visit the Softimage Wiki to access more documentation as well as legacy information on features that are no longer available in current versions. 

Download and Install Product Help

To install the Softimage Help (includes the Softimage user's guide and the Softimage SDK programmer's guide) to your computer or to a local network location, click an installer from the supported language and operating system choices in the table below.

Developer Documentation
View the latest developer documentation for Media & Entertainment products online in your browser. You can also download a copy of any help system and view it offline.

Release Notes

The Softimage Release Notes provide information about the fixed issues, known limitations and work-arounds.

	Softimage 2013 Release Notes (pdf - 484Kb)
	Softimage 2013 Release Notes (日本語) (pdf - 301Kb)