<s>
Softimage|3D	O
was	O
a	O
high-end	O
3D	O
graphics	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Softimage	B-Device
,	O
Co.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
predominantly	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
,	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
advertising	O
industries	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
3D	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
Creative	I-Device
Environment	I-Device
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
major	O
visual	O
effects	O
studios	O
like	O
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
and	O
Digital	O
Domain	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
their	O
production	O
pipelines	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
typically	O
included	O
software	O
from	O
Alias	O
Research	O
,	O
Big	O
Idea	O
Productions	O
,	O
Kroyer	O
Films	O
,	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
,	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
Pixar	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
custom	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
character	O
animation	O
toolset	O
expanded	O
substantially	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
in	O
version	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
animate	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
in	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Softimage	B-Device
,	O
Co	O
.	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
introducing	O
high-end	O
3D	O
animation	O
software	O
to	O
its	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
renamed	O
it	O
"	O
Softimage|	O
3D.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1995	O
,	O
Softimage|3D	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
3D	O
development	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Windows	O
port	O
of	O
Softimage|3D	O
,	O
version	O
3.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage|3D	O
Extreme	O
3.5	O
,	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
included	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
mental	B-Application
ray	I-Application
renderer	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
area	O
lights	O
,	O
ray	O
tracing	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
advanced	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
Softimage	B-Device
Co	O
.	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Softimage|3D	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Sumatra	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
and	O
extensible	O
architecture	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
major	O
packages	O
like	O
Wavefront	O
's	O
Maya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
delayed	O
during	O
a	O
1998	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2000	O
3D	O
's	O
successor	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
as	O
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
3D	O
's	O
entrenched	O
user	O
base	O
,	O
minor	O
revisions	O
continued	O
until	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Softimage|3D	O
,	O
version	O
4.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VersionPlatformRelease	O
datePriceNotesSoftimage	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
1.0SGIJan	O
1989	O
Beta	O
debuted	O
at	O
Siggraph	O
'	O
88	O
,	O
v1.0	O
commercial	O
release	O
in	O
1989Softimage	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
1.51989	O
Softimage	B-Device
Creative	I-Device
Environment	I-Device
1.651989	O
Added	O
texture	O
mappingSoftimage	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
2.01991	O
$	O
30,000	O
Introduced	O
Actor	O
module	O
,	O
IK	O
,	O
constraints	O
,	O
deformation	O
latticesSoftimage	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
2.51991	O
Softimage	B-Device
Creative	I-Device
Environment	I-Device
2.61993	O
Added	O
clusters	O
,	O
weighted	O
envelopes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
Jurassic	O
ParkSoftimage	O
Creative	O
Environment	O
2.651994	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
3.0SGI	O
/	O
WinNTJan	O
1996$	O
7,995	O
First	O
Windows	O
releaseSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.5May	O
1996$7	O
,	O
995	O
,	O
$	O
13,995	O
(	O
Extreme	O
)	O
Introduced	O
Extreme	O
edition	O
(	O
metaballs	O
,	O
mental	B-Application
ray	I-Application
)	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
3.7Apr	O
1997$7	O
,	O
995	O
,	O
$	O
13,995	O
(	O
Extreme	O
)	O
Added	O
3D	O
paint	O
,	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
surface	I-Algorithm
blendingSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.7	O
SP1Aug	O
1997$7	O
,	O
995	O
,	O
$	O
13,995	O
(	O
Extreme	O
)	O
New	O
selection	O
&	O
viewing	O
tools	O
,	O
RenderMap	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
supportSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.8Jul	O
1998$	O
4,995	O
Added	O
animation	O
sequencer	O
,	O
polygon/color	O
reduction	O
toolsSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.8	O
SP1Jan	O
1999$	O
4,995	O
First	O
release	O
by	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
,	O
Plus	O
&	O
Performance	O
optionsSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.8	O
SP2Aug	O
1999	O
Mental	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
2.1	O
,	O
Surface	O
Continuity	O
Manager	O
,	O
DropPoints	O
&	O
SlidePoints	O
,	O
GoWithTheFlowSoftimage	O
3D	O
3.9Mar	O
2000$1	O
,	O
995	O
,	O
$	O
3,995	O
(	O
Extreme	O
)	O
Improved	O
envelope	O
weighting	O
,	O
updated	O
GUISoftimage	O
3D	O
3.9.1May	O
2000	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
3.9.2Dec	O
2000	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
3.9.2.2May	O
2001	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
4.0May	O
2002$1	O
,	O
495	O
,	O
$	O
2,495	O
(	O
Extreme	O
)	O
Added	O
multi-UV	O
texturing	O
,	O
vertex	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Softimage|3D	O
feature	O
set	O
was	O
divided	O
between	O
five	O
menu	O
sets	O
:	O
Model	O
,	O
Motion	O
,	O
Actor	O
,	O
Matter	O
and	O
Tools	O
,	O
each	O
corresponding	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
production	O
process	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
:	O
Tools	O
for	O
creating	O
spline	O
,	O
polygon	O
,	O
patch	O
,	O
and	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
primitives	O
(	O
later	O
releases	O
also	O
included	O
Metaballs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
and	O
weighted	O
/	O
rigid	O
skinning	O
.	O
</s>
