<s>
Autodesk	B-Device
Softimage	I-Device
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Softimage	B-Device
(	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
application	O
,	O
for	O
producing	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
and	O
computer	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
owned	O
by	O
Autodesk	O
and	O
formerly	O
titled	O
Softimage|XSI	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
predominantly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
advertising	O
industries	O
for	O
creating	O
computer	O
generated	O
characters	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Softimage3D	O
,	O
Softimage|XSI	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
its	O
eponymous	O
company	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
acquired	O
the	O
Softimage	B-Device
brand	O
and	O
3D	O
animation	O
assets	O
from	O
Avid	O
for	O
approximately	O
$35	O
million	O
,	O
thereby	O
ending	O
Softimage	B-Device
Co	O
.	O
as	O
a	O
distinct	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Softimage|XSI	O
was	O
rebranded	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Softimage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
called	O
Softimage	B-Device
Mod	O
Tool	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
modding	O
community	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
toolset	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
to	O
create	O
mods	O
for	O
games	O
using	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Softimage	B-Device
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Softimage	I-Device
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
version	O
,	O
providing	O
product	O
support	O
until	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autodesk	B-Device
Softimage	I-Device
is	O
a	O
3D	O
animation	O
application	O
comprising	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
computer	O
graphics	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modeling	O
tools	O
allow	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
polygonal	O
or	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
rigs	O
are	O
created	O
using	O
bones	O
with	O
automatic	O
IK	B-General_Concept
,	O
constraints	O
and	O
specialized	O
solvers	O
like	O
spine	O
or	O
tail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
also	O
contains	O
tools	O
to	O
simulate	O
particles	O
,	O
particle	O
strands	O
,	O
rigid	O
body	O
dynamics	O
,	O
soft	O
body	O
dynamics	O
,	O
cloth	O
,	O
hair	O
and	O
fluids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
and	O
tightly	O
integrated	O
rendering	O
engine	O
in	O
Softimage	B-Device
is	O
mental	B-Application
ray	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FX	O
Tree	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
apply	O
compositing	O
effects	O
to	O
image	O
clips	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
fully	O
rendered	O
scene	O
,	O
allowing	O
Softimage	B-Device
to	O
render	O
scenes	O
using	O
textures	O
authored	O
or	O
modified	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
node-based	O
ICE	O
platform	O
described	O
below	O
,	O
Softimage	B-Device
has	O
an	O
extensive	O
API	O
and	O
scripting	B-Language
environment	I-Language
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
scripting	B-Language
languages	I-Language
include	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
VBScript	B-Application
and	O
JScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
C++	B-Language
SDK	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
plug-in	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
online	O
documentation	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Softimage	B-Device
,	O
Co	O
.	O
announced	O
Softimage|XSI	O
7	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
the	O
ICE	O
(	O
Interactive	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
)	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICE	O
is	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
platform	I-Language
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Softimage	B-Device
quickly	O
and	O
intuitively	O
using	O
a	O
node-based	O
dataflow	O
diagram	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICE	O
represents	O
Softimage	B-Device
functionality	O
using	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
nodes	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
specific	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
ships	O
with	O
several	O
hundred	O
nodes	O
;	O
among	O
them	O
are	O
both	O
low	O
level	O
nodes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Multiply	O
or	O
Boolean	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
high	O
level	O
nodes	O
called	O
compounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
allows	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
custom	O
compounds	O
to	O
its	O
main	O
menu	O
system	O
for	O
easy	O
reusability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compounds	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
shared	O
between	O
installations	O
because	O
their	O
entire	O
functionality	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
contains	O
an	O
ICE-based	O
fluid	O
and	O
physics	O
simulator	O
called	O
Lagoa	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
ICE-based	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Syflex	B-Application
cloth	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
was	O
primarily	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
advertising	O
industries	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
generate	O
digital	O
characters	O
,	O
environments	O
and	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
films	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Softimage	B-Device
are	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
Predators	O
,	O
District	O
9	O
,	O
White	O
House	O
Down	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Elysium	O
.	O
</s>
