I just want to jump in and say that Silo has been a dream for me. Its fantastic. Especially because I cannot get now ANY version of Max to run on my machine for more than 2 minutes without locking up.
With silo 2 can you now modify geometry without having to use the tool handles or pre determine an axis you wish to constrain to? E.g can you hold a key then move the mouse and your tool gets constrained to the axis closest direction of your mouse?
I bought Silo, and while the beta has some issues it is still completely awesome to me. I haven't tried ZBrush or Mudbox, but I have to say I totally love the displacement painting, and according to the Silo forums, it is not even feature complete yet in the current public build. In the private beta you are now able to…