I hope so, though for many of us, I have the feeling it will just mean waiting until Maya LT looks more well rounded as part of the default package. If Modo and others start adopting the steam approach, its going to make taking the dive into lt even less likely.
So I downloaded the demo and I just assumed that there would be OBJ export, because I couldn't fathom any 3D app not having it, but there isn't an OBJ export. This makes it completely useless if you bake in an external app like xNormal or dDo, or if you need to go back and forth with Zbrush. Even if I simply wanted to…
I ended up just going with Modo, I feel the value was much better. Maya LT on steam is interesting though, however I think you are screwing up with this. Why? $50 a month for just one year is $600. Why would anyone go with that model when the full version can be purchased for $795 and NOT expire. The appeal of steam is not…
I'm interested in Maya LT although I have some concerns about it. That being said the £80K price tag for Maya alone for all our team members means I'm actively R&Ding at the moment. We have a couple of 3DSmax and Modo licences, but were dropping Modo completely at the end of the month. Primarily we need a Z-brush friendly…
atm I just see things just stacking up against Maya LT, crippled fbx with the limit, no proper scripting or plugins, lack of obj and plugins makes it hard to have Maya lt play along with zbrush for making base meshes. The price point is just too similar to products such as modo which offer a lot more for just a little more…
One of their main objectives is not to cannibalize existing seats of the full version, which is understandable. If the cheaper version does enough for mid-range studios to use it, then indies and contractors might follow, and no one pays 3.5k for Maya anymore. Autodesk's investors get ticked and the company takes a…
What about a Max LT? ::: The arrogance comes from the monopoly of owning the top competing 3d programs. Then after gaining said programs raising the prices. Now releasing new versions every year that add new bits and pieces through mostly integrating plugins and break others, versus 2-3 years in the past that actually…
There was an issue with the copy and paste (just wasnt working at the time), so it had to be typed manually on my end, indeed I missed a word though it was unintentional. This info was taken mostly from the modo forums initially. That said, what is an upgrade in the eye's of AD? The more important part of that post though…
It gets out of hand because people are frustrated, not because they arbitrarily decided to be dicks. So, track record has influence here. This isn't the first time Autodesk developers have surfaced and asked for open dialogue and talking to the users and so forth ... people are frustrated because this happens every 6-9…
I've used Maya for years...even taught it at college. I'm working with the trial. Being Freelance, even $50 is a good chunk, but it's doable. The polygon limit, obj export (I use ZBrush in my pipeline) and no python/mel support makes it...difficult and frustrating....and most hesitant to make the payment/purchase. One of…