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Heh buggy that it was (although I haven't met a 3D application that 
wasn't buggy in one way or another) I did enjoy that old version of 
Softimage 3D. That business went and closed it's doors literally 3 
months after XSI was released so I really didn't get to sink my teeth 
into it as much as I wanted to. RIP Softimage, you can take the cemetery 
plot next to Commotion.

     -Rob

On 8/4/2014 8:08 AM, Robert Kjettrup wrote:
> Hi
>
> Im quite sure Softimage XSI still can open and translate those files, 
> i remember when i started using it 10 years ago that it had that 
> ability, and i dont think they removed that.
> In the latest version of Softimage (and last version too... R.I.P. 
> :-(... ) they added an Alembic exporter that i think is your best way 
> to get anything reasonable translated into another app.
> I have only v7.0 (the last Avid version, pre-Autodesk slowly murdering 
> it) and i can only export OBJ and buggy FBX, so i unfortunately can't 
> help you with this.
>
> But maybe you can still download a 30 days trial from Autodesk, and 
> import/export those scenes yourself.
> Else you have to find someone with a license of the latest release of 
> Softimage or the Autodesk Ultimate Creation Bundle (where it also 
> should still be included)
>
> ...still sad that Adobe didn't buy Softimage when they had the 
> chance... well, or just anybody else than Autodesk :-(
>
> Robert
> - still a Softimage user
>
>
>
> 2014-08-03 20:51 GMT+02:00 Robert Houghton <AE-List@media-motion.tv 
> <mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv>>:
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>         I was cleaning out my office on Sunday when I unearthed a box
>     of old archival CDs from 14 years back. Unbelievably they still
>     worked and I was able to access and download files off them. Back
>     then I worked exclusively with Softimage 3D (pre XSI) on several
>     ads and would love to look at the old files. Does anyone know of a
>     way I can open them or translate the files to something Lightwave
>     3D or Cinema 4D can read?
>
>         -Rob
>
>     -- 
>     Robert Houghton
>     -----------------
>     Houghton Media
>
>
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Robert Houghton
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    Heh buggy that it was (although I haven't met a 3D application that
    wasn't buggy in one way or another) I did enjoy that old version of
    Softimage 3D. That business went and closed it's doors literally 3
    months after XSI was released so I really didn't get to sink my
    teeth into it as much as I wanted to. RIP Softimage, you can take
    the cemetery plot next to Commotion.<br>
    <br>
        -Rob<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/4/2014 8:08 AM, Robert Kjettrup
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote cite="mid:list-5541021@media-motion.tv" type="cite">
      <div dir="ltr">Hi
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Im quite sure Softimage XSI still can open and translate
          those files, i remember when i started using it 10 years ago
          that it had that ability, and i dont think they removed that.</div>
        <div>In the latest version of Softimage (and last version too...
          R.I.P. :-(... ) they added an Alembic exporter that i think is
          your best way to get anything reasonable translated into
          another app.</div>
        <div>I have only v7.0 (the last Avid version, pre-Autodesk
          slowly murdering it) and i can only export OBJ and buggy FBX,
          so i unfortunately can't help you with this.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>But maybe you can still download a 30 days trial from
          Autodesk, and import/export those scenes yourself. </div>
        <div>Else you have to find someone with a license of the latest
          release of Softimage or the Autodesk Ultimate Creation Bundle
          (where it also should still be included)</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>...still sad that Adobe didn't buy Softimage when they had
          the chance... well, or just anybody else than Autodesk :-(</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Robert</div>
        <div>- still a Softimage user</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
          <br>
          <div class="gmail_quote">2014-08-03 20:51 GMT+02:00 Robert
            Houghton <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv" target="_blank">AE-List@media-motion.tv</a>&gt;</span>:<br>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
              .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi
              everyone,<br>
              <br>
                  I was cleaning out my office on Sunday when I
              unearthed a box of old archival CDs from 14 years back.
              Unbelievably they still worked and I was able to access
              and download files off them. Back then I worked
              exclusively with Softimage 3D (pre XSI) on several ads and
              would love to look at the old files. Does anyone know of a
              way I can open them or translate the files to something
              Lightwave 3D or Cinema 4D can read?<br>
              <br>
                  -Rob<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
                  <br>
                  -- <br>
                  Robert Houghton<br>
                  -----------------<br>
                  Houghton Media<br>
                  <br>
                  <br>
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