<a href="http://www.softimage.com/"><strong>Avid Softimage XSI</strong> v.6 Released</a>

Personally, I feel that XSI is ahead of the curve when compared to Maya and 3DSMax, so news of a new version is always exciting to me. XSI 6 adds the following to it’s already impressive featureset:

- Mental Ray 3.5.6 integrated
- Full .NET support
- C# support
- Python support (it’s already had Java and Perl)
- Expanded custom rendering support
- MOTOR – allows motion data to be ported between dissimilar rigs while preserving important details of the animation
- Elastic Reality integrated
- Crosswalk – Making it easier to move between 3D apps