How to send external commands into Softimage

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Manticor
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How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by Manticor » 29 Apr 2015, 15:09

Does anyone know how to run a script by sending a command to a running xsi from an outside program ?
Ive looked into the command line tool but that starts up xsibatch which I believe is a GUIless xsi (Ive never used it).
I just want to know how to send a command to a running instance of xsi or if there isnt one running to start one up and then fire a command to run a script.

thanks in advance

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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by caledonian_tartan » 29 Apr 2015, 15:25

i think sIBL for Softimage does that with the TCP server...
(also, it seems they removed the XSI loader. maybe it's still on RRay)
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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by Manticor » 29 Apr 2015, 15:36

Ok thanks .Its still on their site actually but the link is on a different page.
Ive just installed it and having a look at it now.Maybe I can find something...

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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by Manticor » 29 Apr 2015, 15:46

Your tip about TCP led me on a google spree to a page containing exactly what I wanted

http://www.softimageblog.com/archives/132

Thank you very much Caledonian

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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by caledonian_tartan » 29 Apr 2015, 15:48

you're welcome. i think there is also an example of a TCP server in the default XSI_EXAMPLES Location.
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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by luceric » 29 Apr 2015, 17:49

that tcp sample in the sdk workgroup should be good, it was written by my SDK colleague here, long after that blog I think. Seem to be in c# though!

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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by El Burritoh » 30 Apr 2015, 15:35

Yeah we use that here too, to send commands to XSI from Shotgun in the browser. Works well.
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Re: How to send external commands into Softimage

Post by Manticor » 08 May 2015, 11:56

thanks for all the help guys

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