Microsoft KB Archive/163044

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PS_Path Model Custom Effect
Last reviewed: February 3, 1997

Article ID: Q163044

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, versions 3.5, 3.51

SUMMARY
This article provides a brief explanation of the PS_Path Model custom effect and where to find it:

PS_Path Model Custom is a tool that allows you to read Bpf (Binary particle files) into SOFTIMAGE 3D. The effect creates a path in SOFTIMAGE 3D representing the trajectory of every particle in a Particle system. A SOFTIMAGE 3D object is then applied to each of the paths, representing each particle. Each new object is then animated independently on each path. You will find PS_Path in Model/Get.

You can will also find the PS_CUSTOMS tar file (which contains two other useful tools for importing Particle animation into SOFTIMAGE 3D) on the Softimage ftp site.

The address is:

ftp.softimage.com/pub/support/gifts/Particle-v1.0 There is also a README file that explain the installation process and how to use the three custom effects.