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#1601

Pixologic’s site quotes:

“At the exhibition, Pixologic™ (Booth #711) will showcase the latest version of its 2D/3D Modeling, Sculpting, Texturing and Rendering software. Pixologic™ will also demonstrate new and innovative technologies, a “sneak preview” of the upcoming version of ZBrush, and address the growing challenges facing digital artists today.”

New developments certainly seem to be on the way, but speaking personally, I’m not getting my expectations up too soon, regarding tangible, available downloads. We’ll probably get some very interesting announcements, which have been hinted at, as these type of industry events are simply a marketing channel. We may have to wait a little longer for something to download. Don’t want to be a downer, but that’s how I see it.

#1602

we know now that mudbox 2009 is windows only, but darn the viewport display capabilities looked wonderful…i’m not TOTALLY sold onit but it has pricked up my ears toward mudbox…HDRI lighting, tone mapping, ambient occlusion, layered painting…nice.

so… ZB3.5 what ya got for us? :smiley:

#1603

You get this from Siggraph?.. has it even started yet? even though I know it wont bear us any fruit I’m very interested to find out what they will say!

#1604

yeah last night autodesk had they live stream event…was amazing to see mudbox demo amongst all the apps shown.

#1605

Autodesk has announced Maya 2009. Only thing new I’ve found so far this morning.

http://siggraphnews.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=480808

#1606

new stuff shown last night at the autodesk event:-
mudbox 2009
motion builder 2009
maya 2009
luste 2009
toxic 2009
…3dsmax is alfway thru it’s release year but they showed off the extension 001

of those maya and mudbox were stunning.

#1607

It’s been almost 4 years since the last zbrush os x update…

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=21411

Here is hoping that something happens at Siggraph today

#1608

yeah me too…hope to see/read something soon…whoever’s out there…go online after you talk to the pixologic booth people and tell use what’s the deal with 3.5!

i’m actually expecting the sneek peek to be another video teaser like they did for version 3.

#1609

They must have confused their release cycle with that of the Olympic Games… Once ever four years. :frowning:

#1610

Wow! I really didn’t know it had been that long. This is singular! With so many of my other apps it’s, "What, another upgrade? I gotta pony out again?" With ZBrush, it’s, “Upgrade? What’s an upgrade?”

Y’know, I really have to believe that Pixologic is a small outfit. That would explain a lot. On the other hand, look what Silo has done with just two guys.

#1611

Ouch, that hurts! If no specific, solid news on a mac version comes from Siggraph today, then it’s official…Mac users have been left for dead.

#1612

new vid on mudbox now up
http://area.autodesk.com/mudbox_preview#

looks pretty goood…so where’s the pixologic’s NEWS then
on sneek peek for 3.5?

#1613

Finally they let someone display A LITTLE actual sculpting, rather than some 9 year old destroying a model. It actually looks awesome. The viewport rendering is impressive. Windows only though so screw it.

It seems that it’s just for detailing and painting any ways. I need something that can create geometry and subtools, pose models, and essentially stand on it’s own. I still haven’t ponied up for a 3d app. ZB3+PSCS3…C’mon Pixologic, do the damn thing! Quit f*&%in’ around!

#1614

My bad

#1615

Dude, that’s been up since the Windows v3 release, they didn’t just post it! If you click the Pixologic icon in the top left, you will see what they’ve posted this week…

#1616

i think we’re going to see a video with just a music track on the main page for 3.5 sneekpeek…and probably no CLUE to what o/s is running it!

#1617

has the demo started yet out there?

#1618

The rendering for target plattforms and render-sculpting is the only thing impressive with the presentation. Everything else has been available in Zbrush 3.1 already.
The polygon amount isn’t too impressive either, since I we dn’t know on what kind of a machine-beast this was presented on.

#1619

So what’s happening at booth 711?

#1620

the pc they presented on was hp 8 intel xeon core with 8 gig ram and a quadro card.