An event is an action that occurs in response to a notification that something has happened or is about to happen in Softimage, for example, that the user has selected something or that a frame has finished rendering.
You can write a script or compiled plug-in that acts as an event handler. The event handler specifies actions to take when the event occurs. You tell Softimage to use your event handler by binding it to the appropriate event. If you use the Event Wizard to create a template for a script, much of the basic work is done for you.
Autodesk Softimage supports several different events that are fired in response to various situations between the time you start up Softimage to the time you terminate it. For a complete list of supported events, see the SDK Guide.
Autodesk Softimage v.7.5