Softimage XSI MOD theme on Blender 2.8

One year ago I started to port the theme configuration from Softimage scheme color UI layout to Blender 2.79. (Read the baby steps here)>>

Recently there was a call to submit themes for the new BLENDER 2.8 beta release here: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/call-for-content-themes/3174/50

So here´s what the Softimage XSI MOD theme is about:

This is the extended theme I started 1 year ago in Blender 2.79 and I decided it was time to port it to Blender 2.8.

With many more workspaces and different possibilities in colors, I had to stick to a norm for items. I tried to imagine what would be helpful to the first time user in this theme. Pop up menus are accented in light blue for example.

Regarding the development:
* Startup layout: 95% finished according to the XSI interface matching colors
* UV editor: 95% finished according to vertex selections, edges, faces, tears, hard edges
* Shader Editor: 95% finished for the nodes like XSI’s nodes. Green for everything and Orange for images and output
* NLA track: 80% finished in comparison to the XSI NLA track nodes. Even sound has it´s own color. Transitions and Compounds (grouped tracks: Meta Strips)
* Graph editor + Timeline + Dopesheet: 97% finished in comparison with original XSI’s colors. Still missing coloring caches and other things until Blender user preferences are arranged.
* Continuing with the development on this theme for (non existent modules on Softimage): Sculpting, Video Editor  (tried to make it like the FX tree), Grease Pencil and Texture Paint. But these can be done in the general scheme of the previously stated buttons and panel color schemes. Shouldn’t be too hard.

Colors on animation tracks match very closely. There are pendant functions to be assigned from the User preference menu, regarding buttons, text and options, and it´s not very much clear where you can hexa correct things since some color wheels are still being adusted in some parameters. 1 more week for Blender 2.8 BETA release. So if you liked this post, please share and help me vote here: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/call-for-content-themes/3174/50

 

********** UPDATE DECEMBER 10th, 2018 *************

The XSI MOD THEME was dropped from OFFICIAL Blender THEMES.

Sad news. The theme made up to 60+ official votes. But developer William Renish dropped it to the request on 1 person petition.

Voting system was nothing but a convenient method to “filter” but only for “selective filter”.

News link >> https://devtalk.blender.org/t/call-for-content-themes/3174/191

********** UPDATE MARCH 4th, 2020 *************

The XSIMOD THEME was reconsidered to enter the OFFICIAL Blender THEMES. This is great news! Read all about the updates in this post>>

Here’s the official Blender developer’s green light for the themes>>