Blarg...I was "repulsed" :P not "revulsion"
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Eric Turman <i.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was revulsion to when I tried Blender a couple of months ago; I was > horrified that the direction they went in interface revamp was to choose > inspiration from 3Ds Max. Lots of icon tab deck and drilling down through > menus...Max has one of the worst interfaces that I can think of <shudder>. > > > On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 11:57 PM, Halim Negadi <hneg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The major issue is a non-negociable Z-Up which makes it very difficult to >> integrate within any existing animation pipeline. >> >> >> On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> It's strange, I heard that also but I've not really found that to be the >>> case. It's different, but so's Maya, Modo and Houdini. It's certainly not >>> as slick as Softimage in that regard, but perfectly easy to get on with >>> IMO. At least I think the complaints regarding interaction, while not >>> totally undeserved are somewhat exaggerated. >>> >>> DAN >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Mirko Jankovic < >>> mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> From what I saw Blender's one of biggest problem is UI and >>>> inconsistency through out tools. >>>> One thing do something in one tool, and completely different in another >>>> tool and window.. making HUGE hit on workflow and learning curve. >>>> That is for me it feels like a bunch of good ideas duck-taped together >>>> :( >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've just slapped together this video to really quickly run through a >>>>> few of the features of Blender for those that might not know anything >>>>> about >>>>> it. I find it can be quite an eye-opener for people when they first see >>>>> these things that we've been longing for for so long in Softimage. >>>>> >>>>> https://vimeo.com/93749156 >>>>> >>>>> Forgive my seemingly clumsy navigation at points. I'm using it on a >>>>> 6yr old laptop with no numpad (big disadvantage!) on top of a chest of >>>>> drawers while sitting on the edge of a bed! >>>>> >>>>> Just throwing it out there. Perhaps it'll persuade a few people to >>>>> spend less time bashing it and more time using and hopefully shaping it. >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> It definitely feels like we're made up of two camps here, that's for >>>>> sure... Frankly, I can't comprehend the passion with which some people >>>>> bash >>>>> something as good as this. >>>>> >>>>> DAN >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > > > > > -=T=- > -- -=T=-
