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# Customization Possibilities in Softimage

The customization possibilities fall into the following categories:

Custom versions of Softimage scene elements

- Custom Commands

- Custom Operators

- Custom Properties

- Custom ICENodes

- Custom Shaders

- Custom Fx Operators

- Character Development Kit (Customized Rigs)

Custom versions of Softimage features

- Custom Filters

- Custom Events

Special tools to support interaction between Softimage and an external device or program

- Custom Display Host

- Custom Renderers

- Device Drivers

Manipulating the working environment and deploying tools

- Standard and Contextual Menus

- Spreadsheet Queries

- Providing Help

- Building and Deploying Customizations (Packaging)

- See the Softimage User's Guide for how to customize keyboard maps, toolbars, buttons, layouts, relational views, synoptic views, as well as how to develop for Net View.