Autodesk Maya vs 3dsMax

NAIMA

Ok now I amrealy confused I have been using 3dsmax for a while but since autodesk acquired Maya I am wondering what's the point of keeping developing two different tools that do the same stuff instead of merging them ?

Whats actually the main differences between the two? Shoul dI switch and start learning Maya ? Is it easier to do things with?

pasha_sevez

Don't forget about Softimage It also belongs to Autodesk ))
Actually speaking - everything depends on what is your work and what king of workflow your company uses. Maya is mostly a perfect solution for cinematic tasks while Max is often used by architects, designers and game developers. Softimage is something in between them ) But I find its modeling tools muuuuch more powerful than Max's or Maya's ones. Also Softimage is really fast to my mind.
So these product don't compete with but supplement each other. Many companies prefer using two packages of choice rather than work with only one solution.

o2_is_alright

I'm pretty new to this forum but I've seen this kind of question before and think it's already been discussed to death. Just google it or something. Or start by checking the thread "Modeling: Maya Vs. Max" on this forum

Michael Knubben

o2_is_alright_is_right

BeatKitano

Too much space in there MightPea (maya users will enjoy this one)

kodde

yeahLearnToNameYourStuffProperlyGodDamnit

NAIMA

o2_is_alright wrote: »

I'm pretty new to this forum but I've seen this kind of question before and think it's already been discussed to death. Just google it or something. Or start by checking the thread "Modeling: Maya Vs. Max" on this forum

I did already and this was the result :

Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms

o2_is_alright

Polycount Thread:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67733&highlight=modeling+maya+max
Google search:
http://www.google.se/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=maya+vs+max
Don't know how you managed to get no results on your search.. What keywords did you use?

Mark Dygert

I think I know why you didn't get any search results. I've run into that issue before.

Ben Apuna

Shh! Autodesk might get the hint that they could charge everyone ~$12,000 for a single license of a combined app instead of letting people get by with just one for ~$4,000, just imagine ~$1,900 yearly subscription! lol.

In all seriousness just get Modo and be done with it

sltrOlsson

Yeah, as i see it it's mainly a shortcut/navigation/modeling approach difference between them. It's all about which one you learnt or/and what you company uses.

And yeah, both Softimage and Modo seams to 100 times better. But worst of all, i have to is 3Ds max I've bean sitting here swearing at it for days!

cryrid

Shh! Autodesk might get the hint that they could charge everyone ~$12,000 for a single license of a combined app instead of letting people get by with just one for ~$4,000, just imagine ~$1,900 yearly subscription! lol.

I think that's already their current plan. The $6.5k premium suite includes Softimage, Motionbuilder, and Mudbox, along with your choice of either Max or Maya. And all the new 2011/2012 features seem to include 1-click transfers between these programs. So why give Maya or Max something like FaceRobot or ICE for free when you can push them to buy another license. Works like this:
http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/sneak_peek_xbr_simulation_and_ice
http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/ice_flow

(Likewise, I don't see Softimage getting the fancier viewport renderings as a result )