Take your pick. For scripting, XSI supports Python, VBScript, JScript (which is similar to JavaScript) and PerlScript. Jscript would be the most comfortable for Maya users familiar with MEL. That video was great.
I feel the same about every product I've tried. There is no perfect 3D toolset. It's not always about price, either. We all have different wants and needs. Not everyone is interested in sculpting, not everyone is looking to be hired by a company that uses product X,Y, or Z. I'm a hobbyist. I make little games. I'm not…
Indeed. Not too sure what to think of this one... making me really wounder what language to focus on learning for scripting. I'd love to think Autodesk has some sort of plan but lately I'm stating to question it.
Well, somehow this has transitioned from an XSI user outrage thread, to a Blender fanboy thread. As a somewhat long time XSI user, there is no possible way you're getting me to give Blender another try. To go from an application with a properly organized interface and reasonable hotkeys, to that mess...would require an…
Lack of clarity on my part. I consider myself a hobbyist, because I do it all on my own time. How I want. When I want, etc. When I sell my first copy, I'll be a published hobbyist. I've been fooling around with 3D going on a decade and a half. (I can get all nostalgic about my doom modding days, when seeing your work in…