Easily Transfer MARI Texture Files into Softimage

I came across the website of Tim Crowson, who created an interesting piece of Python code that takes a lot of the legwork out of importing MARI texture files into Softimage.

You can find the full information on his website, as well as the downloadable script, but here's an excerpt of what it does:

What is this?
This is a Python script that automates the tedious Render Tree setup in Softimage XSI for texture files exported from Mari.  I co-wrote it with Deus Duke at Magnetic Dreams to give us a back-end solution for using Mari in our pipeline. As such, it is tailored to our workflow, with dependencies that work well in our own pipeline. Nonetheless, it may be of use to other XSI users wishing to add Mari to their process.

Usage:
1. Export your channel(s) from Mari.
2. In XSI,  select the material to which you want to add the textures from Mari.
3. Run the script.
4. When prompted, select a directory: navigate to one or paste it in. Be sure the images are properly named! (see below).
5. Next you’ll be prompted to name the channel. This will be the name of the final compound node you see in your Render Tree. The only caveat here is that you can’t use spaces.
6. That’s it! When it’s done, open up your material’s Render Tree and you’ll see  a new compound node ready for you to plug into your tree.
7. At some point in this process, you’ll need to verify that U and V wrapping are disabled in the texture editor for the polymesh in question.

View the full information on his website here