Which software package do you use?

dpaynter26

I personally use maya and I started on Animation Master but as I'm sitting here talking to some of my friends and looking through polycount I notice most people I see use max, some use maya and a small percentage use blender but i dont see anyone that uses softimage...I'm just wondering what everyone uses?

passerby

working mostly with Maya, and Voidworld, and have enough experience to work effectively in modo and blender.

than zbrush for sculpting and i do all my baking in xnormal.

don't think it really matters what anyone uses, the same things can be accomplished with all.

cryrid

dpaynter26 wrote: »

but i dont see anyone that uses softimage..

There are a few users here, though certainly a small minority. There was a recentish poll on which software polycounters use and it wasn't even bothered to be included : /

Personally it's Zbrush, Softimage, and xNormal for me.

MadnessImport

I like softimage a lot but i dont like the UI so now i use Maya i know how to use it well so if i need to return its there for me

dpaynter26

I'm actually trying to go through softimage i kinda like it, i mean maya will always be for me but softimage isnt that bad, im constantly grinding my teeth with max though

shawnolson

Reverse here. Max and Mudbox all the way.

Racer445

as a hard surfacey modeler i use max almost exclusively. much better default modeling tools and shader support that doesn't suck.

DEElekgolo

Max extensively. XSI for anything complicated. Mostly related to GLSL shadering and some other cool stuff. Been trying to learn more about using XSI seeing that some game companies are beginning to use it more.

Joshua Stubbles

3dsmax & Zbrush mainly. At home I also use Modo and Mudbox.

Norron

I learned to model with Maya but the more I try Modo and 3DS Max the more I despise Maya. maybe if I was an animator I'd like it more.

Zbrush all the way though, but Mudbox is cool too.

Lord McMutton

I use Truespace- Even though I hate it- and Blender.

PolyHertz

Maya for rigging/animation, Max and Zbrush for everything else.

Marshal Banana wrote: »

I use Truespace

I really hope you're joking. If not, how are you still sane?

oglu

maya, mudbox, max, nuke,...

cptSwing

Started with XSI Foundation, ended up with Max now..

Skillmister

Max and Zbrush

tekmatic

Maya, Max, zbrush, Photoshop, xnormal.

gilesruscoe

Mainly Maya/Mudbox but also use modo/blender for various things and zbrush for anything that needs to be sculpted with a bit of a wider toolset

walreu

I would be interested to know how many have actually paid for their apps, or just use at work etc?
I use Blender mainly but i also have the student version of 3dsMax, but i haven't learn't it that well yet.

MadnessImport

<-- Student versions all the way!

Ain't got no money
Want to buy Zbrush
Mudbox wont run as godly as zbrush does on my Comp it wont run at all
No sculpting for me.

Lord McMutton

PolyHertz wrote: »

I really hope you're joking. If not, how are you still sane?

Hey now, I never said that I was sane. HAHAH. HEH. :poly142:

Farfarer

modo, Max, ZBrush.

helldiver

Here to support my Max+Mudbox brothers!

BeatKitano

Marshal Banana wrote: »

Hey now, I never said that I was sane. HAHAH. HEH. :poly142:

Oh god, I forgot how fubar that ui was. Tnx for making me smile with the terrible max ui. And I did shit (literally) with that thing...it's been so looong.

Toast

I use a combination of Corel Draw and MS Paint. I don't bother with this fancy schmancy extra "3rd" dimension everyone here keeps on talking about.

Wombatinahat

I use Max and Zbrush and occasionally throw topogun into the mix for retopo

Cheathem

3Ds max/Photoshop/Blender/Substance Designer..thats how i roll.

Anty

I worked in Max first, but after a few years my bro told me about Maya that you can work much faster in it and it has some cool things that Max doesn't... so I tried it and loved it, even today

Maya / ZBrush / Mudbox - rare / Photoshop / xNormal / CrazyBump / UDK - for models presentation

pasha_sevez

After several painful years of using Max (spending part of time on fighting with faulty tools is too much - life is too short ) I moved to Softimage - and now I'm happy with it Also I plan to "copy" my XSI tools and workflow to Maya - just for more versatility.

jaffajuice

Max, Zbrush, HeadUsUVLayout, Photoshop.