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The Autodesk Softimage software installs with a comprehensive set of core documentation and reference materials to get you started quickly and to keep you working more efficiently throughout your productions. These resources can guide you through the basics of animating, retargeting, modeling, texturing, lighting, simulating, rendering, compositing, as well as customizing and building ICE (Interactive Creative Environment) compounds in Softimage.

Essential Skills Movies
If you are new to Softimage, watching the Essential Skills movies is a great place to start. Each movie provides an introduction to the Softimage concepts you need to know before trying more complex projects. These movies launch the first time you start Autodesk Softimage, but you can refer to them again from the Help menu.

The Softimage User’s Guide
The Autodesk Softimage user’s guide provides complete procedural and reference information on using various aspects of the Softimage software. You can access this guide by choosing Help > User’s Guide from the main menu in Softimage. Access help about interface elements, commands, and parameters by clicking the “?” button in any property editor or view that displays the help symbol.

The Softimage SDK Guide
The Autodesk Softimage SDK guide provides a complete library of developer and reference information on mastering the Softimage SDK toolset. You can access this guide by choosing Help > SDK Guide from the main menu in Softimage. Help on all scripting commands, objects, methods, and properties is available from within the script editor. Open the script editor and choose Help > Scripting Reference or press F1 while working in the editing pane.

Softimage User’s Guide and SDK Guide
The Softimage User’s Guide and the Softimage SDK Guide are the primary sources of learning for Autodesk Softimage. These guides are installed with the Softimage software in Compiled HTML Help format (*.chm), but they are also available in an alternate web-based help format for your viewing convenience.

Installation and Licensing Guides
These guides provide quick steps for installing and licensing Softimage on supported platforms.

    License FAQ (pdf - 24Kb)

Autodesk Crosswalk
Transfer Softimage content in and out of Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® Maya® pipelines using the latest dotXSI, COLLADA, and FBX standards.

Softimage Mod Tool Add-Ons
Add-ons for the Autodesk® Softimage® Mod Tool to enable export to Crytek CryENGINE® 2, Valve® Source™ engines, and Epic Unreal Engine 3. Learn more about Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool, the free* 3D modeling and animation package for creating noncommercial games and "modding" (modifying games).

* Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software.