Thinking about learning Modo, but will Indie be sufficient for me?
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I've been seeing a lot of fantastic things about Modo the last few months, and I've always been nervous to make the switch because I'm a broke college student. I'm using the student licensed 3DS Max right now, and I've dabbled a tiny tiny bit in Maya. I'm pretty comfortable with modeling in general, and there have been some instances where I seem to be fighting Max more than using it. I've heard people say fantastic things about Modo's Boolean system and how they handle a lot of modeling tricks that require searching for scripts for Max. I have three main questions about it.
1. Is Modo that big of a jump from Max in terms of features and modeling? As in, worth the $10 a month, or $50 a month (if I go with the full version)?
2. I see a lot of professionals using Modo, as in high end, AAA professionals. Are there enough studios out there that are using it that it will benefit me when I'm looking for a job? I know most people just care if you know how to model. But if they didn't have to buy a different software suite, I imagine they'd be happier to have me.
3. Modo Indie seems to have a few restrictions. The most notable that I'm concerned about has to do with the implementation of third party scripts. There are some things in Max that I just simply cannot do without third party scripts. Is Modo the same way? Do I really need those scripts for the $40 a month more? (I also saw that you're limited in polycount on your export, but that's not really a problem, as I can just bring the lower poly model into Max and turbosmooth it there).
Overall, I was leaning towards it for an additional reason as well: once I graduate, Max will become so expensive that if I can't find a job right off the bat at a place that will pay for a license for me, my modeling days will be shortlived without Modo, which has a much more manageable price point.
A lot of people have suggested Blender, but I'm sorry, I've tried it and just wasn't able to quite get on board with it. Modo and Max are my two main considerations because of this.
Thanks in advance!
1. Is Modo that big of a jump from Max in terms of features and modeling? As in, worth the $10 a month, or $50 a month (if I go with the full version)?
2. I see a lot of professionals using Modo, as in high end, AAA professionals. Are there enough studios out there that are using it that it will benefit me when I'm looking for a job? I know most people just care if you know how to model. But if they didn't have to buy a different software suite, I imagine they'd be happier to have me.
3. Modo Indie seems to have a few restrictions. The most notable that I'm concerned about has to do with the implementation of third party scripts. There are some things in Max that I just simply cannot do without third party scripts. Is Modo the same way? Do I really need those scripts for the $40 a month more? (I also saw that you're limited in polycount on your export, but that's not really a problem, as I can just bring the lower poly model into Max and turbosmooth it there).
Overall, I was leaning towards it for an additional reason as well: once I graduate, Max will become so expensive that if I can't find a job right off the bat at a place that will pay for a license for me, my modeling days will be shortlived without Modo, which has a much more manageable price point.
A lot of people have suggested Blender, but I'm sorry, I've tried it and just wasn't able to quite get on board with it. Modo and Max are my two main considerations because of this.
Thanks in advance!
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