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Re: 3DSMax 2011
First of all, thanks for taking the time to post here at Polycount. With all due respect, I hate the ribbon in AutoCAD and in 3ds Max. I don't see how it's any better than a standard menu bar. It comes across as very gimmicky. If it was similar to InDesign and Photoshop, where only the tool you select jumps out, it would… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
Hey Ken, thanks alot for posting here. You will get a tremendous amount of viable info by sticking around, as I am sure you noticed already. As for features and improvements, I have a very simple question thats been in my head ever since I used Max more and more professionally. In what way could the user base become an… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
sorry that it hits you Ken, you gotta feel like Don Quijote, but a major part of the emotions the application evokes, speaks for its success. I can understand the reason and logic behind it. The viewcube just serves as best icon to this new market thing. I know it costs basically nothing to implement (although it screws up… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
Just tried out 2011 64 and it is sloooooooooow. The new features look awesome, specifically the Viewport Canvas and I do like the idea of the node based mat editor. But seriously, it's just so unbelievably slow it's unusable in a professional environment in my opinion. Is there a reason the Viewport Canvas menu trails and… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
Ken, thanks for posting and clarifying that stuff. The whole subscription thing leading to annual releases is an issue many people won't even know about, they think of the package as a one-off buy for themselves, and thus get confused when a new version comes out (what seems like) shortly after they bought their version.… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
Jesse, I don't want to step on your toes too much but the ribbon is far from perfect at least not yet. I'll ignore the vertical layout since it doesn't have a compacted mode. 1) Giant gaps bloat these windows larger than they need to be. This is most visible in the "compacted" view. 2) Another feature of the "compacted"… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
i run the trial of 3dsmax on xp SP3 8800GT and 260GTX with the latest graphics drivers and updates. While on 260 i had some slowdowns while using canvas but overall max felt very smooth and stable. When i installed the trial on the 8800GT machine it ran a lot faster and smoother in canvas, quicksilver and overall the… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
Ken, thanks for actively joining the forum I second the idea of breaking UI from functionality. Ideally all the UI logic (the modifier panel...) would be put into something customizeable like maxscript. So instead of say using the maxscript wrapper functionality to override UI, the whole thing is a maxscript in the first… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
re: clutter We talk abou this as part of our XBR strategy. XBR Diet is the codename for this effort. The goal is to provide more configurability of the core application, so that a studio could conceivably build their own "Game Max" and configure their machines that way. re: multi-thread Cloth is MT (2010), Hair is MT… -
Re: 3DSMax 2011
I haven't noticed a difference in the cut tool but then I stopped having trouble with it around max2008. If I had to guess you're trying to cut/create edges in vert mode? Try cutting/creating edges in edge or poly mode and see if that is any better. Next check the scale of your scene and the snap settings. It would be…
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