Microsoft KB Archive/153429

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BUG: soft3ds Standalone Core Dumps on Mips 2
Last reviewed: July 10, 1996

Article ID: Q153429

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, version 3.50

SYMPTOMS
At the time of installation, Softimage 3D version 3.5 has two possible Mips types: Mips 1 (all SGI systems) and Mips 2 (R4000 and up). The default is Mips 1.

The soft3ds standalone (which converts 3D Studio scenes to Softimage 3D) does not work on Mips 2; it produces a core dump and no conversion result.

RESOLUTION
Workaround this inconvenience by extracting soft3ds Mips 1, and here is how:

 Make sure the CD-ROM contains CD1 of the Softimage 3D installation CDs in the drive.  either specify as root (or superuser) by copying as follows: cp /CDROM/mips1/3D/bin/soft3ds  /path/to/softimage/3D/bin or change directory (cd) to the location of the current soft3ds standalone, which would be softimage/3D/bin, and specify as root (or superuser) by copying as follows: cp /CDROM/mips1/3D/bin/soft3ds. NOTE: The space+dot ( .) at the end of this line is important to direct the copy to the current (working) directory. 

STATUS
Softimage has confirmed this to be a bug in the Softimage products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

NOTE: Softimage Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.