Adding to the extensions directory

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Adding to the extensions directory

Instructions

Instructions for adding your product's COLLADA extensions to the extensions directory These instructions use the following variable names and assumptions: yourcompanyname (preferably simplified/common version; for example, "Sony", not "Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc."). Can be multiple words. yourproductname. Can be multiple words. Match entry in Products directory. profilename used in profile name="..." (often--but not always-the product name) Assume that you have defined <image> and <camera> extensions with <technique profile="..."> or <extra><technique profile=..."> (or both) Summary: You'll do the following: Add one row to List of extensions by company Add one (or more) rows to List of extensions by profile name Create a new article titled yourcompanyname yourproductname extensions and add links for articles in the next bullet. (e.g., Softimage XSI extensions). Create one additional article for each COLLADA element that you extend, titled elementname yourproductname extension (e.g., camera XSI extension). Add links for articles in the preceding bullet to List of extensions by element. Detailed instructions: In List of extensions by company, add a table row using this text (left-justified): |- valign="top" | [[yourcompanyname yourproductname extensions]] || profilename || *<camera> *<image> (See #Example output of Extensions by company addition.) Click the company/product link you just created, add this text (left-justified) to the new article, and save it: {{extensions}} mycompanyname provides extensions for the following elements : * [[camera yourproductname extension]] * [[image yourproductname extension]] Click each of those element-based links to create separate articles for each extension: Put the following at the top of each article (left-justified): {{extensions | company = yourcompanyname | product = yourproductname }} Use Softimage XSI extensions as a rough model; provide descriptions and examples of your extensions. In List of extensions by profile name, add one or more table row(s) with your info. (See #Example output of Extensions by profile name addition.) In List of extensions by element, add a table row for each element that you support (using the same element-based links as above). (See #Example output of Extensions by element addition.)

Example

Assume:

• a company named "My Company"
• product named "My Product"
• profile="mp"
• with extensions for <image> and <camera>

Example list of articles created

• My Company My Product extensions
• image My Product extension
• camera My Product extension

Example output of List by company addition

If you use just one profile name for all extensions, add one item like this:

Link (by company)	Profile= name	Elements extended
My Company My Product extensions	mp	<camera> <image>

If you use different profile names, it might look like this:

Link (by company)	Profile= name	Elements extended
My Company My Product extensions	mpc mpi	<camera> <image>

Example output of List by profile name addition

If you use just one profile name for all extensions, add one item like this:

Profile= name	Company/product link	Elements extended
mp	My Company My Product extensions	<camera> <image>

If you use different profile names, add multiple lines like this:

Profile= name	Company/product link	Elements extended
mpc	camera My Product extension	<camera>
mpi	image My Product extension	<image>

Example output of List by element addition

Element/product link	Profile= name	Company/product link
camera My Product extension	mp	My Company My Product extensions