I'm playing with writing a plugin for XSI and when I try to generate any code that is C# or C++ based, I get an error that certain files do not exist.

Here is a dump of the log:

CreateCommandWizard
CreateCustomPropertyWizard , "cube.MyProperty"
' ERROR : File does not exist C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\Templates\PPGEvent.cs.template - [line 884 in C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\SDKWizards.js]
SetValue "SDK_Wizards.CPSetWizard.ScriptLanguage", "C#"
' ERROR : File does not exist C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\Templates\PPGEvent.cs.template - [line 884 in C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\SDKWizards.js]
SetValue "SDK_Wizards.CPSetWizard.ScriptLanguage", "Cpp"
' ERROR : File does not exist C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\Templates\PPGEvent.cpp.template - [line 884 in C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\SDKWizards.js]
SetValue "SDK_Wizards.CPSetWizard.ScriptLanguage", "C#"

Another dump:

SetValue "SDK_Wizards.PluginWizardProp.ScriptLanguage", "Python"
SetValue "SDK_Wizards.PluginWizardProp.ScriptLanguage", "C#"
' ERROR : File does not exist C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\Templates\base.cs.template - [line 884 in C:\Softimage\XSI_6_Mod_Tool\Addons\sdkui\Application\Plugins\SDKWizards.js]
' ERROR : 2006-CUST-SIGeneratePlugin - Unexpected failure.
' ERROR : 2006-CUST-CreatePluginWizard - Unexpected failure.

Are these template files not included by design in mod tool?

Thanks
Philip

Indeed, we have stripped down the SDK to reduce the download size. However, you can install a trial version of XSI and get access to the SDK.

So if I download the trial version, I will get those files on my hard drive and xsi mod tool will work fine generating c#? Or do I have to develop the plugin in a commercial version? If I do that, would mod tool still be able to run my plugin?

I'm considering modding mod tool (HA!) to be an editor for an engine I am working on - and I'm not interested in paying money until I know it works - and 30 days isn't enough time to evaluate for this purpose, especially because I can't focus my full attention on evaluating xsi.

Thanks for the response!
Philip

Modtool will work fine if you copy the files over.

Plugins developed with the commercial XSI will work in the Modtool with the 64k tris/model restriction + no Mental Ray rendering

Hope that helps.