I'd like to point out a great little tool I've been using a lot. It's a fantastic NURBS/Solids modeler called Moment of Inspiration (MoI) and it has truly great meshing tools for export to Softimage. If you need great hard surface modeling check it out, it's very stable, not expensive and the support of the developer is outstanding.
Also, if you need to import IGES files from CAD systems it is the best solution I've found, giving you great control over the poly mesh output.
It's a little known gem of a modeler
Find it here:
http://moi3d.com/
The forum for it is very helpful.
(Moderator edit: moved the topic here, as it technically wasn't an "announcement" - HB)