dotXSI
 |
| Filename extension |
.xsi |
|---|---|
| Developed by | .x |
| Developer(s) | Autodesk |
|---|---|
| Final release | 2015
/ April 4, 2014 |
Windows and Linux | |
| Type | Graphics library |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | knowledge.autodesk.com |
dotXSI is an
Softimage
Corporation for storing scene data.
It includes support for
NURBS, 2D and 3D chains, polygons, materials, hierarchies, skeletons, animation constraints, Hermite splines
, custom effects, and user data.
Common applications are architecture design and video games, becoming popular after Valve pioneered its use in Half-Life 2.
It was based on
X file format
, and extended to handle much of those specific data structures.
The 'Crosswalk' SDK includes the ability to transfer data between dotXSI files and the formats of other autodesk products.