Comments | toadpipe: Returning to the old ways...

toadpipe

Returning to the old ways...

Nov 21, 2005 14:55

It's been I think three years since I last used the program 3dStudio Max. I was on a mad hunt for other alternatives. I found none. Having found none, I got a copy of 3dSMax 8. The last version I use was version 3-something. I forgot how much this program rocks, and the new version kicks ass.

Ah, the 3d goodness.

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dogsoup November 21 2005, 23:12:00 UTC

Coooewl. Now make some fat beats...

kalimdor_wilson November 22 2005, 02:37:44 UTC

I've discovered that Maya is both incredibly better (capability) and horribly worse (ease of use). Very worth looking into that one.

toadpipe November 22 2005, 16:42:12 UTC

Strangely, I found the same. Maya is a lot more capable but unfortunately the ease of use issue trumps all in my book. I actually played with Blender quite a bit and found it to be really powerful too, unfortunately the UI is the worst design ever and makes it unusable in the extreme.

kalimdor_wilson November 22 2005, 19:04:38 UTC

I had to animate a skeleton from the pelvis down in a biologically-accurate manner. Hardest thing I've ever done for money, but I've never even come close to that kind of complexity in 3DSMax successfully. (I've got version 7... haven't tried 8 yet.)

toadpipe November 23 2005, 01:27:43 UTC

Wow, um, damn. I feel that I would be the other way around. Once I quit bitching and finally learn 3dSMax it came as almost second nature to me. I still think it's do to me learning AutoCAD in high school.

Nevertheless, I'd love to see either the model you mentioned or render(s). That sounds awesome.

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jims_wild_love November 24 2005, 21:16:55 UTC

PIPSTER! how the hell are ya?

toadpipe November 27 2005, 23:13:22 UTC

Well, I'm not too bad lately. "The Band" seems to have completely disolved (no surprize) after Phil started guilt tripping everyone and saying he doesn't want to write any music, he just wants to play. He was constantly wanting us to "go out and play live". Then he started saying, "if we don't all play together constantly then I'm moving to Cali." Well, um, ok, move then. If we don't write music how can we play? and for that matter, if we do original stuff we'll need to play with it for a few years in my opinion before we jump into live gigs. The gig we had setup the ast time I saw you, the one out in Pullman, ended up not happening. First it was all four of us, then Phil decided it would just be me and him, then Phil ditched me for four days during which we were suppose to practice for the gig, didn't even return my calls. Then shows back up with this "I'm moving" bullshit. Whatever.

Well, other than that I'm well. How are you?