Microsoft KB Archive/150068

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How to Search for Softimage 3D Articles by KB Subcategory
Last reviewed: March 19, 1997

Article ID: Q150068

2.66 3.00 | 3.00 3.01

IRIX     | WINDOWS NT kbgraphic kbref

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for Windows NT, versions 3.0 and 3.01
 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, versions 2.66 and 3.0
 * Softimage 3D Extreme for IRIX, version 3.0
 * mental ray added on to Softimage 3D for IRIX, version 3.0
 * mental ray included with Softimage 3D Extreme for IRIX, version 3.0
 * Particle added on to Softimage 3D for IRIX, version 3.0
 * Particle included with Softimage 3D Extreme for IRIX, version 3.0

SUMMARY
The Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) is categorized using keywords. This article lists the subcategory keywords specific to articles in the Softimage 3D for Windows collection, the Softimage 3D for IRIX collection, the Softimage 3D Extreme for IRIX collection, and includes mental ray renderer and Particle added on to or included with Softimage 3D.

MORE INFORMATION
Each KB article in the Softimage collection contains at least one product- specific subcategory keyword (called a KBSubcategory keyword) that places the article in the appropriate Softimage category. The KBSubcategory keyword for Softimage 3D is si3d. If you want to browse all articles in the Softimage collection that apply to Softimage 3D, use the query si3d.

Each KBSubcategory keyword that applies to a sub-topic for a Softimage product is composed of the concatenation of a Softimage software name keyword (such as si3d for Softimage 3D) and a sub-topic keyword (such as si3dcam for Softimage 3D camera). If you want to browse all Softimage 3D articles dealing with camera functions only, it is possible to do so by using the query si3dcam.

NOTE: All articles in the Softimage collection contain the keyword si to situate them in the Softimage collection. It is possible to find all the articles in the Softimage collection (including Softimage 3D, Softimage Eddie, Softimage Toonz, and so on) simply by using the si keyword to query the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

You can use the asterisk (*) wildcard to find articles that fall into a sub- topic of the collection being searched. For example, to find all articles that apply to Softimage 3D, use the query si3d*.

Here are the sub-topics and the corresponding KBSubcategory keywords for Softimage 3D:

Actor                    si3dact Camera                   si3dcam Channels                 si3dchnl Constraints              si3dconst Database                 si3ddb Developer Kit            si3ddkit Games                    si3dgam General Issues           si3dgen Hardware                 si3dhard Installation             si3dinst Licensing                si3dlic Lights                   si3dlits Matter                   si3dmat Model                    si3dmo Motion                   si3dmot Rendering                si3dren Saaphire                 si3dsaa Setup                    si3dsetup Stand-alones             si3ds-a Tools                    si3dtools User Interface           si3dui Video                    si3dvid mental ray Renderer      si3dmr Particle                 si3dpart NOTE: Softimage Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.