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This article is part of the COLLADA extensions directory
Adding to the extensions directory

Instructions for adding your product's COLLADA extensions to the extension 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.
- 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 row 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 table row 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.)

Assume:

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

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

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

@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 ! Link (by company)||Profile= ''name''||Elements extended
 |- valign="top"
-|[[My Company My product extensions]]||mp||
+|[[My Company My Product extensions]]||mp||
 *<camera>
 *<image>