Softimage Surface Pro ArtDock

[IslandDreamer]

Our favorite 3d application doesn't lend itself perfectly to running on a tablet and being controlled solely by pen and touch. For one thing, Softimage only runs in small fonts mode, so menus and touch targets can be tiny. But that didn't stop me from trying.



Today I published a very beta ArtDock that I've tested successfully with Softimage 2015 on the Surface Pro 1 and 2. I probably went overboard with the keyboard shortcuts, but I think it's pretty cool to run XSI with only my fingertip and pen.

Also, the latest version of the Mudbox dock is very "handy."

If any of you have Surface Pros, I welcome your feedback. http://surfaceproartist.com/blog/2014/6 ... timage-too

[Draise]

Ha! Genious. I am planning to get the Surface Pro 3 once I have my savings up for that!

About the interface, can it also be transparent? How customizable is it? Can you add buttons? Great work!

[IslandDreamer]

Thanks. The actual dock can be made up of any images you want. Adding or subtracting buttons is a piece of cake. I haven't played with transparency, but that may be possible.

Unfortunately, no one in the art community has managed to produce an ArtDock that's compatible with N-Trig devices. So for the time being at least, this won't work with the Surface Pro 3.

[Bullit]

That's neat.

[Manticor]

i cant seem to be able to get the softimage part to show up .