Crosswalk Components and Install Paths
The tables in this section list and describe the files and destination folders for all components of the Crosswalk toolset.
| Crosswalk Common Files | Crosswalk for XSI | Crosswalk for Max | Crosswalk for Maya | Crosswalk SDK
This table lists the shared files on which most of the Crosswalk plug-ins have a dependency. These files are installed with both the typical XSI installation and the standalone Crosswalk installation.
Crosswalk Common Files |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
XSIFtk_6_0.dll |
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Softimage |
The FTK (File Transfer Kit) is the core dynamic link library for the Crosswalk SDK. Windows-based Crosswalk plug-ins have a dependency on this file. The path to XSIFtk_6_0.dll is added to your system PATH environment variable. The 6_0 designation refers to the version of the dotXSI format. |
libXSIFtk.so.6.0 |
/usr/lib |
The FTK (File Transfer Kit) is the core dynamic shared library for the Crosswalk SDK. Linux-based Crosswalk plug-ins have a dependency on this file. libXSIFtk.so.6.0 is added to your system folder. The 6.0 designation refers to the version of the dotXSI format. |
These tables list and describe the files and install paths for the Crosswalk for XSI integration.
Crosswalk for XSI (Windows) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
dotXSIConverter.dll |
<XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Application\Plugins |
Enables in XSI the import and export of dotXSI and COLLADA files. |
FBXXSI.dll |
<XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Application\Plugins |
Enables in XSI the import and export of FBX files. |
Crosswalk for Max and Crosswalk for Maya plug-in files |
See Crosswalk for Max or Crosswalk for Maya for where to copy these plug-in files. |
Enables in 3ds Max and Maya the import and export of dotXSI 6 files. An XSI installation automatically copies the Crosswalk for Max and Crosswalk for Maya plug-ins to the <XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Addons\MaxConverter and the <XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Addons\MayaConverter folders, respectively. Copy these plug-ins to the appropriate folders of your 3ds Max or Maya installation. |
Crosswalk for XSI (Linux) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
dotXSIConverter.so |
<XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Application\Plugins |
Enables in XSI the import and export of dotXSI and COLLADA files. |
FBXXSI.so |
<XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Application\Plugins |
Enables in XSI the import and export of FBX files. |
Crosswalk for Maya plug-in files |
See Crosswalk for Maya for where to copy these plug-in files. |
Enables in Maya the import and export of dotXSI 6 files. An XSI installation automatically copies the Crosswalk for Maya plug-in files to the <XSIPath>\XSI_6.01\Addons\MayaConverter folder. Copy these plug-in files to the appropriate folders of your Maya installation. |
This table lists and describes the files and install paths for the Crosswalk for Max integration.
Crosswalk for Max |
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File |
Destination Folders |
Description |
dotXSIConverter4Max.dle |
<MaxPath>\Autodesk\3dsMax9\plugins |
Enables in 3ds Max the import and export of dotXSI 6 files. Crosswalk for Max supports Max v8 and v9. The dotXSIConverter4Max has a dependency on the XSIFtk_6_0.dll library. The path to this file is added to your system PATH environment variable. See Crosswalk Common Files. |
These tables list and describe the files and install paths for the Crosswalk for Maya integration.
Crosswalk for Maya (Windows) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
dotXSISceneConverter.mll |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\bin\plug-ins |
Enables in Maya the import and export of dotXSI 6 files. Crosswalk for Maya supports Maya v7.0, v8.0, and v8.5. The dotXSISceneConverter has a dependency on the XSIFtk_6_0.dll library. The path to this file is added to your system PATH environment variable. See Crosswalk Common Files. |
dotXSIExpOptionsSL.mel |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\scripts\others |
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dotXSIImpOptionsSL.mel |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\scripts\others |
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Crosswalk for Maya (Linux) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
dotXSISceneConverter.so |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\bin\plug-ins |
Enables in Maya the import and export of dotXSI 6 files. Crosswalk for Maya supports Maya v7.0, v8.0, and v8.5. The dotXSISceneConverter has a dependency on the libXSIFtk.so.6.0 library. This file is added to your system folder under /usr/lib. See Crosswalk Common Files. If you are copying the dotXSISceneConverter from the Addons folder of an XSI installation, you must rename dotXSISceneConverter.mso to dotXSISceneConverter.so after copying the file to the Maya plug-ins folder. |
dotXSIExpOptionsSL.mel |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\scripts\others |
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dotXSIImpOptionsSL.mel |
<MayaPath>\Maya8.5\scripts\others |
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Enabling the dotXSISceneConverter Plug-in
After copying or installing the plug-in files to the appropriate folders in the Maya installation path, you must enable the Crosswalk for Maya plug-in (this is required on both Windows and Linux platforms).
1. In Maya, choose Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager to open the Plug-in Manager window and display the list of all known plug-ins.
2. Find the dotXSISceneConverter plug-in and select the Loaded and Auto load checkboxes.
You can also use the loadPlugin MEL command from the command line.
These tables list and describe the files and install paths for the Crosswalk SDK that are created with a typical XSI install (<XSIPath>) and a standalone Crosswalk install (<CrosswalkPath>).
Crosswalk SDK (Windows) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
Include files (*.h) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\include\Core <XSIPath>\XSISDK\include\Core |
Contains the Core include files. |
Include files (*.h) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\include\FTK <XSIPath>\XSISDK\include\FTK |
Contains the FTK (File Transfer Kit) include files. |
Library files (*.lib) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\lib <XSIPath>\XSISDK\lib |
Contains the FTK libraries (debug and ship versions). |
Example files |
<CrosswalkPath>\Examples <XSIPath>\XSISDK\examples\workgroup\Addons\dotXSIConverter |
Contains the example source code for the dotXSIConverter, XSIDump, and SLTest. |
XSIFtk_6_0.dll XSIFtkd_6_0.dll |
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Softimage |
The FTK (File Transfer Kit) is the core dynamic link library for the Crosswalk SDK. See Crosswalk Common Files. |
Crosswalk SDK (Linux) |
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Files |
Destination Folder |
Description |
Include files (*.h) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\include\Core <XSIPath>\XSISDK\include\Core |
Contains the Core include files. |
Include files (*.h) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\include\FTK <XSIPath>\XSISDK\include\FTK |
Contains the FTK (File Transfer Kit) include files. |
Library files (*.lib) |
<CrosswalkPath>\SDK\lib <XSIPath>\XSISDK\lib |
Contains the FTK libraries (debug and ship versions). |
Example files |
<CrosswalkPath>\Examples <XSIPath>\XSISDK\examples\workgroup\Addons\dotXSIConverter |
Contains the example source code for the dotXSIConverter, XSIDump, and SLTest. |
libXSIFtk.so.6.0 |
/usr/lib |
The FTK (File Transfer Kit) is the core dynamic shared library for the Crosswalk SDK. See Crosswalk Common Files. |
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