No, I wouldn't say that, my reaction was to you saying that he should not learn blender at all, and go with max or maya, which is just a standard misinformed reply, even when the threadstarter enjoyed blender so much more even after trying out the other applications. I'm not saying he shouldn't learn the other…
True, I agree with those things especially the lack of a cage. Blender should be capable though, it's the import/export scripts that has to be up to date and working. In max I want the split-edges smoothing from maya and blender, but they keep insisting on using the smoothingroups, in blender I want the cutting tools and…
Ruz - I'm just saying it seems like listing Blender in addition to Max or Maya will somehow damage your reputation, since there is (as you say) this whole concept of Blender being an application for hobbyists and amateurs. If you can get Blender to work right for you, I don't see why listing it in addition to the accepted…
My main issue with the discussion in this thread is that EarthQuake's decrees make it seem like even listing Blender on your resume (after Max and/or Maya) will earn you negative points. I understand this is the opinion of many professionals, but is it really fair? It doesn't seem right to dock points for knowing and…
It's enough with a month of dabbling in max and maya to learn the basics enough so that you can work with it without having to go deep into any of the modelling tools, this is what is important when working with the tools of a company, you need to know your way around the program well enough, but you don't have to make…