Hi soft people! after the tragic softimage EOL announcement, I'm slowly learning houdini/maya. For those sticking with SI (me included), here's a tool I've been using for months to groom birds and other characters. It's all ICE of course, some script automations... in my opinion it offers a nice and fast workflow, let me know if you find it useful. (thanks to Jonah Friedman and Dan Yargici for some insights)
addon: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17263464/ICE/FC_Feather/FC_Feathers.xsiaddon documentation: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17263464/ICE/FC_Feather/FC%20Feathers%20for%20Softimage%20-%20Documentation.pdf sample project: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17263464/ICE/FC_Feather/FC_Feathers_Sample_Project.rar basic setup video: https://vimeo.com/117607338 sample work made with it: https://vimeo.com/68167579 thanks everyone for all knowledge shared in this list!
