I’m looking to get a professional 3D software for my personal workstation away from the office. I originally learned on 3DStudio Max 1 and I stuck with the program up through version 4. During college I switched completely over to Maya for better or for worse and am now questioning my decision.
I’m not 100% satisfied with the continued development of Maya, and am unsure what the best solution for my upcoming purchase is.
Pricing is a primary concern, any good links to online resellers would be very helpfull to me. The official software pricing from the Alias and Autodesk online stores are $1999.00 and $3,495.00 respectively. Which obviously favors me sticking with Maya for my main 3D application needs. However, I’m currently demo’ing Max 8 and I would be glad to spend a little extra for a pipeline that provided me with cleaner results for less hastle.
Anyways, I’m not looking for a Max vs. Maya argument here, mainly I’m trying to find the best legitimate deal on both pieces of software so that I can make the most informed decision in my purchase. But if there are users out there with a simillar experience to mine (having used both packages for over 4 years a piece) who would like to chime in that would be welcome.