You can check for the correct paths in the registry. Below are my entries, as you can see i moved the whole load of materials and textures to a custom path. Of course on your the system, the paths will be different. But the entries should exist and the paths/files they point to should exist on your harddrive too. If those…
In news that almost feels like the opposite of Autodesk offering their software for free for students, Autodesk won appeal that states you do not purchase their software, you license it. Last week, Autodesk won an appeal against the reselling of their software, claiming an eBay store owner illegaly resold their product.…
There's a few days left to register for the latest Autodesk Webcast this upcoming Wednesday. The topic this time is centered around the Bonus and Layout tools for Maya. These are a group of tools that Autodesk publishes separately from the main product. They are sort of "the minors" for Maya tools. They are sometimes moved…
Hello, is it still possible to buy autodesks Motion Builder separately (and not only as a part of the autodesk creative 3ds max suit)? I was looking on their website but i was not able to simply find a buy page fot it... the only option i found to buy it is as a part of Autodesk Creative bundle (or something like that…
Hello I have a question regarding Autodesks new licence agreement for education being free for 12 months only? (not enough to cover a degree). I have asked on there forums but I thought one of you might know whats going on at Autodesk? It seems like a very strange move? I have noticed Autodesk have reduced the student…
Autodesk is offering a online webcast presentation on June 8th, next Wednesday, that I expect will interest some of you. You will have to register ahead of time for it like the others they have broadcast. It is free or rather, it'll only cost you your email address. Here's the cut and paste from the official site for the…
Finally, the day has come. At the Autodesk Investor Day, which took place October 1st, the company’s Senior Vice President and Industry Strategy & Marketing Andrew Anagnost revealed that the company will be transitioning to a new rental-based only model and will be removing the sale of perpetual software licenses in the…
I've just got off the phone with my local Autodesk reseller who's informed me of the new pricing for Student>Commercial upgrades on Autodesk products for 2013. We were both in agreement that it's quite ridiculous, and he'd had a lot of complaints that he'd forwarded to Autodesk. I'm keen to hear some thoughts on this…
Autodesk needs to integrate third party plug-ins to prolong the life of their backward products? Nex is a good tool, but does autodesk not have its own vision on how to shape Maya into a perfect product? This addition of simple to develop (in autodesk company size measures) tools like a pencil a so called "advanced…
Autodesk are now giving their products away for free to teachers, secondary, college, and university students: http://news.autodesk.com/press-release/autodesk-consumer-group-and-education/autodesk-makes-design-software-free-schools-worl Seems to be pretty much everything including Max, Maya/LT, Mudbox and a ton of other…