Not much apparently. That is what I read from the guys testing it on C4DCafe.

I actually like MAX 2018. The UI is fast, the viewport is better.

I've been playing with Redshift and doing the basic tutorials using the demo for Maya and man ... I finally starting to like the rendering part of 3D. :) Redshift is fast and actually fun. At the same time I saw that Maxon is opening an Open Beta for Bodypaint without improving the UV capabilities. ...

By the way, John Knoll using a new Modo plugin which should be released pretty soon!

I came from a traditional animation background in Stop motion at Aardman animations, back in the day when Pixar were hiring all the stop motion animators they could find. I turned down their offer as at the time I had no interest in CGI. A few years later bit the bullet and moved to Hand Keyed CGI ...

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Hopefully he's not "lying".

Heck, this forum is a bit dead, so I thought about sharing some info about Modo v11. Trial link: https://www.foundry.com/products/modo/trial Quick videos: https://vimeo.com/album/4543711 Modo v11 now offers a maintenance. So if you upgrade for $399 and keep paying $399/year, you keep your license pe...

I was yesterday on the FMX (and go there again in a few minutes). My opinion: Collodi is VEEEEERRRY interesting! You can compare it like an up-to-date Messiah Studio combined with Presto and all Maya animation features with a quick 3D view and there you go. You have pretty much all deformers that M...

Hey Bullit! :) Yeah, I've checked this out. By the way, an german artist created a server for Blender for 3ds Max users and there's some talk there, etc. If you want, I can invite you. I'm following two tutorials, one from Andrew Price (Blender Guru), which is free on youtube and another one, also f...

Hey Mathaeus,

So you are quite happy with Maya LT.


So far for me is Houdini (because I really like Houdini) and I'm still deciding on a modeling package. Maybe Maya LT might be a good idea for VR? I played with Hololens for the first time this weekend and I loved it!

Wow ... great works here. How did I miss this thread?

That is indeed correct. Autodesk don't give a crap what you and I think. They'll move forward and you can follow them or leave them.

I'm hoping some studios might start considering other options, but I guess the industry is so f*cked right now that this is the smallest of problems. :/

The M&E sector comes with its own challenges (fixed length projects where stable pipelines is a must, backward compatibilities and the need to open older files and assets, up and down in personnel and software needs, industry specialisation vs all around solutions, new technique based on resear...

I have a feeling that by 2020 you won't have maintenance anymore, so only subscription.

My feelings on this are based on this video:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2 ... erm-growth

Some fun news to think about! :) http://www.autodesk.com/maintenance-plan/maintenance-plan-faq 1.1 What is changing for customers with maintenance plans? We believe that subscribing is the best way for our customers to get the greatest value from our tools and technologies – and will fundamentally c...

Holy ****! Incredible work man. Congrats.