Shade has a robust infrastructure that lets it integrate with other applications and also allows Shade to be extended with new features.

Scripting Shade

Shade has a robust architecture that allows users to add new functionality to Shade using scripting languages. Write scripts using the popular Python scripting language on Windows and Mac OS X. On the Mac OS X platform, you can also extend Shade using AppleScript. Shade includes several premade scripts you can use immediately from the Scripts menu.

Extending Shade

Shade has a software SDK for both the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Developers can extend Shade by writing extensions and plugins using C++. To understand the power of the Shade SDK, just look at the Callisto 2 render engine, Room Planner or Hair Salon to see some of the things that can be accomplished by a developer.

Poser™ Integration

PoserFusion feature allows you to host Smith Micro Poser files directly within Shade . Unlike import/export functions that translate data from one format to another, PoserFusion serves as a liaison between Shade and the Poser files, actually opening Poser files and accessing their contents directly in Shade. Set up a completely animated character in Poser, then host the complete animation in Shade. PoserFusion is an incredibly fast solution to rendering complex character animations in Shade. PoserFusion even supports Poser dynamic hair and external morph targets.