Yeah got the confirmation just now. This is fucked up. I'm not a big fan of Autodesk. I was a max user from day 1 and a 3dstudio user before that and there really hasn't been a big evolution of that software at all in the last 6 - 7 years. Not compared to that of XSI which saw massive improvements even just between…
When a new version of Max is released, nothing new comes around. You can read the threads here...always disappointing. Still plug-in dependent for basic functionality. Nothing new and exciting coming from Maya. Each release of XSI since version 4 has been an amazing advancement in 3D creation tools. There is excitement…
For all those who say 'autodesk development is slow, maybe we should look towards Blender': while it's fast becoming an impressive all-around package, you can't claim it develops faster than max/maya/xsi, not with a straight face. They do a good job, but for years now they've heard the complaints about the interface and…
Wut... I'm really surprised that Avid would sell off XSI after making such drastic changes and devoting so much time to things like ICE. I'm really not sure how I'll feel about this later, but right now I'm shocked and concerned. P.S. - To be honest, I have been impressed with the advancements to maya since autodesk…
I doubt Blender would die from a buyout (and it wouldn't benefit much anyway). It would most likely be forked and supported by the heavy hobbyist Blender community as of current. A mess? Time will have to tell if that ever happens Also closed source projects dying is a worse matter when you deal with bitrot of no future…
Thanks for clearing that all up. I was only pointing out that you considered yourself a hobbyist, and stated that Mod Tool has nothing for you. And then you followed with listing all the things that Mod Tool does well. But when it comes to releasing a commercial product, yes, that changes things. j_bradford: Yes, same…
I know what OSS is and how it works. Like I said, we'd get the source frozen at the last version and could do what we wanted with it. OSS projects die all the time. In fact most get abandoned and just end up an abandoned source forge entry. Blender works for the same reason the other 4 or 5 successful OSS projects work.…