SoRender

SoRender is an interactive graphical interface from Softimage 3D to the RenderMan standard. The intention behind SoRender was not only to translate Softimage scene information to the RenderMan standard, but to enable an animaator to use RenderMan as an extension of the Softimage environment. The interface is currently composed of eight tools that are all written as plug-ins to Softimage built on Softimage�s DKit. A brief description of each tool is given below. At the time this document is being written, the developers are aware of only two commercially available RenderMan renderers. These are Pixar�s PhotoRealistic RenderMan and Larry Gritz�s Blue Moon Rendering Tools. Because of this, we have built in specific support for some of the more useful implementation specific options that each employs. SoRender is freely distributable, but copyrighted Software.

David Walvoord

Assistant Systems Admin.