Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

*Original Poster Here*: So I finally took the trip down memory lane (as suggested) and while it was fun, I think I was being a little too nostalgic (as well as a bit frustrated that I simply don't know Blender in all aspects of 3D (rigging/animation/ETC.) as well as I used to know Softimage).

Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

Hi Nicole, I work on my own. Sometimes I wish I was in a studio though, but these are often vfx oriented which is not what's show my reel. If you want to see what I do :

Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

I love Houdini but it's still missing the mark in terms of having the rounded 'artist friendly' toolset of XSI. The SideFX guys came to London this week and held an event called 'Procedural in Motion' which was targeted at those of us the use Houdini for non VFX stuff (motion design in

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hi. do you say Olivier, that it is possible in Houdini to work autonomously as an individual, make a movie on your own the way it is with softi? with softimage there was a few hours of learning, and you could start the whole aspects of a production , this ; on your own. what is your 'radar'? do

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Mmmh, I have to admit that rigging is not on my radar atm. There should have a few good tutorial (not that many) though, for the basic of IK. And I think I've see some big prods working with rigs in Houdini as described here

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One note on Houdini that character animation is far away from Softimage. One big stopping point there is lack of riggers. I was trying to look around and Houdini riggers pool is close to non. Now unless you have time and wan't to learn rigging completely as well This one is a bit stopping

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I've moved to Houdini. If by far Softimage was easier or more friendly, I found that Houdini provides a never ending learning curve with unlimited possibilities. If you're not affraid to learn and want to give 3D some little sense, I strongly suggest you (patiently) give Houdini a go. 2017-10-07

Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

Old saying was, it still is and will probably be accurate for a bit longer... With Softimage you work, with Maya you workaround ᐧ On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Sven Constable wrote: > I heard positive things about Cinema4D from ex-SI users, regarding > usability and

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I heard positive things about Cinema4D from ex-SI users, regarding usability and speed. I never used it and never will but as I was told, it has a fast learning curve and is very well suited for standard tasks. Especially motion graphics and such. But, if you already have a Softimage license

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Oh yes Maya is very customizable and getting even better, and Iﾂ’m sure that even if you have some limits like the history and operation stacks, you can customize it to fill your needs like big studios do. And thatﾂ’s why they have programmers and technical artists. You asked as a freelancer

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I was really hoping to hear that people had made the full jump to Maya and had left a map as to best practices and essential plug-ins / preference settings (necessary workflow strategies). *Basically the end result being a very workable Maya solution that wouldn’t leave a Softimage veteran fully

Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

My opinion is, it is depending where you are working at this moment. If you are working in Game industry, MODO could be an alternative option for you. I know many studios are using Maya but it is pain. If you are working in VFX or Animation industry, Maya, Maya + Houdini, Maya + Cinema 4D will be

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Skuby have you heard?

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I asked this question myself . After starting to use maya for a year after a 10 year break .I dumped it and went back to xsi...nothing else comes close overall as a generalist tool . If you don't have to use anything else then don't...unless a job requires you to know another tool . On 7 Oct

Re: I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

Simple solution really, keep SI as your 3d swiss knife andd that is it. There isn;t a single software that brought anything that huge on the table that replaces what you already have in Si. Everything that was possible to create before with SI and today with any other program is still doable. So

I'm lost / Which Software fills the void / help!?

TLDR = Where do I go/which program? I’m specifically asking hardcore Softimage users who knew all the hotkeys and L/R/MMB clicks/shortcuts, sticky keys, etc.. And wore the software like a custom fit glove. All aspects (modeling/rigging/anim/UV/all of it etc.) I was a freelancer, not a