I recently came up with the idea to write a custom locator scripted plugin for Maya, based on the null shapes that are available in Softimage. I’ve always liked the built-in shape and colour choices in Softimage, and I especially like the idea of shadow icons.

I decided this would be a great foundation to build upon when designing a custom locator nodes of my own design. The new draw styles for joints in Maya, and the joint labelling features could be interesting features to implement.

Null Property Page in Softimage

Attribute Editor Template for xsiLocator