Zbrush is definatly a must have for organic modelers. It’s a wicked good texture painting app so that’s one of the main reasons I use it in my work. XSI is always a fantastic choice and honestly most of us can use Foundation iwthout any envy of the more expensive versions unless you’re working for a studio (in which they’d flip the bill generally anyway for the office). The only real thing people would want in Foundation that’s only in Advanced is hair but there’s work around for fnd. …XSI advanced hair is freakin’ sweet though It’s very fun to play with. 
I wonder why XSI still uses that butt ugly UI… they should have a look at macromedia for example… or adobe (ae7) They now how to make a great UI… it still looks like it is made in the 90ies…
I have Amorphium 3 that uses organic meshes as well as a type of box modeling that smoothes as you go. I really like A3 except it has no UVmapping ability and trying to get my detailed models out to another program to map is trial and error. They even crash Deep UV. UVMapper Classic will map them and allow me to take them into Deep Paint 3D (still with some problems), but when I take them back to A3 to render rarely can I get them to map right. I am giving DAZ studio (Freebie) a try for getting things to look right.
I want a program that I can do it all within or at least works well with others.
I hope Amorphium’s next update will fix this, but since the last time I think it was updated was 2002 more then likley it is going extinct. Too bad. I really do like it.
You don’t want to tell me you would throw Money at a Company which has no Phone, Address and only a bogous email address like " E-mail:[email protected]".
Cmon…
Lemo
Btw… I have a burned Toast with an image resembling Pixolator… I’ll sell it to you for only 90$!
No! I wouldn’t!
…but someone told me that the makers of 3d max bought alias “maya”. I did not click on anything to buy. I am just wondering if that is true and if it is the last maya version!
Of course now that you have shown me the site is bogus maybe they are aiding the hype.
Nope, they just don’t put a version number on there so they can sell you whatever comes without the need to change their little rip off site…
I doubt that they even know what it is in detail. And I must tell you that I am sadened by the fact that you show so little interest in that piece of toast. It’s really cool. You should think about it :lol:.
Lemo
I trade you for a half eaten grilled cheese sandwitch with the image of Frank Zappa for it.
I’ll give ya a nickel for that pixolated piece of pumice.
Well here it is. The proof that the makers of 3Ds Max has bought Alias.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5970886&siteID=123112
I still can not find the write up on the two merging into one peice of software in the future.
umm proof?
Alias website says for long time allready autodesk in the logo?
As for the 2 merging in one it’s a bogus article perhaps in the late future… but for now they will continue 2 products nex to each other.
Highend3d site is now down it seems? But they have correct an article which said they had fired 300 personel from alias…
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3371&page=
Speculation from the community has abounded regarding the future of Maya and whether Autodesk would kill it in favour of 3ds Max, or vice versa. This makes little sense as there seems to be no incentive for Autodesk to remove any product line at this stage given the prevalence of both products. Marc Petit, Vice President Product Development and Operations confers, “Our customers are telling us that they’ve very happy using both 3ds Max and Maya. They’re not interested in switching tools. This is supported by the fact that despite major retooling and investment in the industry, the market share for both products have remained consistent.”
“A new 3D package is very far out at this point and is not a priority. Our priority is to maintain the products and to innovate in workflow.”
Further speculation suggests that Maya and 3ds Max may converge to create a hybrid application combining the best of both products. Again, this defies the needs of the customer at this current point in time. “That’s not what our customers are asking for,” says Petit. “Our customers are asking for better data integration, transparent data exchange and harmonization across all products. They want all applications to be able to work with each other seamlessly.” Petit does not deny that a new application is possible, but is not in the works, “A new 3D package is very far out at this point and is not a priority. Our priority is to maintain the products and to innovate in workflow.”