Actually working on a 3ds Max 4.2 WIP but got sidetracked onto others as am testing the 'retros' on methods of symmetry modeling... Some are easy like Lightwave which you just hit the switch for whatever axis & bling... Pretty much the only one that produces an 'authentic' symmetry other than Cinema 4D which requires a few more steps but does same stuff... These others produce a 'virtual mirror' that show modeling on left side while you are doing the work on right side...
Of course these all got better thru the years but back in the 1998-2002 days when they were super expensive you still had to figger it out...
XSI 2.0.1 takes a bit more work but is way more configurable than the others... First tried using symmetry maps which broke constantly THEN finally got it figgered then found I could visualize symmetry in a number of ways...
Since this version is up on archive.org as well as 'Softimage XSI 2.0 Experience' then there's nothing I have to upload...
One thing... This version has not a scalable GUI, the old Dell e1705 happens to be able to run at 1280x1024 plus using auto-hide taskbar is perfect if you are needing to run in a smaller reZ then you will need to install an alternate GUI over at-
https://edharriss.com/xsi/Layout_presets/layouts.htm
There are one's for version 2 there...
So why this version?... the medication is 'file overwrite' requires no keygenning or server 'hacks' and it runs in present time... Later ones 3-4-5 etc till the next patched version you needed an open COM port but their systems were set to a date in 2009 for license death...DEATH!...
Nothing wrong with 2.0.1 it's simpler, easier to understand & it had Mental Ray 3 so an improvement also it had HAIR! And not just static but dynamic hair thru animation & also 2.0.1 had compositing, render GI also good...
Get it here FOLLOW the instructions in the comments.txt-
https://archive.org/details/xsi20
Here is XSI2.0 Experience, has videos which are helpful plus a trip, also has the help documents for this version-
https://archive.org/details/softimage-xsi-2.0-experience
Of course these all got better thru the years but back in the 1998-2002 days when they were super expensive you still had to figger it out...
XSI 2.0.1 takes a bit more work but is way more configurable than the others... First tried using symmetry maps which broke constantly THEN finally got it figgered then found I could visualize symmetry in a number of ways...
Since this version is up on archive.org as well as 'Softimage XSI 2.0 Experience' then there's nothing I have to upload...
One thing... This version has not a scalable GUI, the old Dell e1705 happens to be able to run at 1280x1024 plus using auto-hide taskbar is perfect if you are needing to run in a smaller reZ then you will need to install an alternate GUI over at-
https://edharriss.com/xsi/Layout_presets/layouts.htm
There are one's for version 2 there...
So why this version?... the medication is 'file overwrite' requires no keygenning or server 'hacks' and it runs in present time... Later ones 3-4-5 etc till the next patched version you needed an open COM port but their systems were set to a date in 2009 for license death...DEATH!...
Nothing wrong with 2.0.1 it's simpler, easier to understand & it had Mental Ray 3 so an improvement also it had HAIR! And not just static but dynamic hair thru animation & also 2.0.1 had compositing, render GI also good...
Get it here FOLLOW the instructions in the comments.txt-
https://archive.org/details/xsi20
Here is XSI2.0 Experience, has videos which are helpful plus a trip, also has the help documents for this version-
https://archive.org/details/softimage-xsi-2.0-experience