The technology made the 2011 short list with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for scientific and technical achievements under consideration for an Oscar. The software was used extensively to provide not only background effects for the vegetation-filled Tangled, but also the groomed and flowing consistancy of Rapunzel’s hair.ĭisney says XGen is “a comprehensive system for generating arbitrary primitives on a surface.” The genesis of XGen was a collaboration between Disney’s production and software teams to provide its artists with intuitive, creative tools for 3D animation?such as “grooming” tools for fur and hair ? so that they can develop the look and feel of their characters and environments more quickly and easily.
Since that time, XGen has evolved and been refined on seven features, three shorts and one TV show, including Disney productions Bolt, UP, Toy Story 3, and Cars 2. XGen technology-formally known as XGen Arbitrary Primitive Generator technology-was first presented by Disney in a research paper at Siggraph 2003 as a new method for the creation of computer-generated fur, feathers and foliage. Disney's Tangled (2010) featured a sassy Rapunzel with gorgeous hair, courtesy of XGen technology. Disney will remain in charge of development.Īutodesk has obtained a five-year exclusive license with Walt Disney Pictures to distribute XGen, the ground-breaking animation technology most recently on display in Disney’s hit animated film Tangled. XGen combines power with ease of use for generating not only “fur, feathers, and foliage” but a wide variety of lush and complicated natural elements.
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