Re: Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-23 Thread peter_b
... As long as the help files remain online...? you can download the help files here: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/softimage/downloads/caas/downloads/content/download-and-install-autodesk-softimage-product-help.html

Re: Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-22 Thread Tenshi S.
+1. Well spoken :) On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 7:46 AM, pete...@skynet.be wrote: Well said, Nancy. I have no illusions about how much corporations (especially this one) care for the individual artist. You have developed your own, very individual workflow - it might well be impossible to

Re: Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-22 Thread Andres Stephens
I agree with you Tenshi and Peter. I still use Truespace for my modelling and previz 5 years after Microsoft shut it down. Yes it still only uses viewport tech based on directX 9, yes it has none of the latest bells and whistles these days ... But it's the community, very small as is (you

Re: Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-22 Thread Nancy Jacobs
These are great points Peter and Andres. Andres, I remember being in on the very first Truespace release... I loved the rendering engine, but couldn't stand the modeling. Interesting that you prefer it for modeling! I had many conversations with their tech support on why don't you have this

Re: Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-21 Thread peter_b
Well said, Nancy. I have no illusions about how much corporations (especially this one) care for the individual artist. You have developed your own, very individual workflow - it might well be impossible to translate to another software. Unfamiliarity with a new tool is a huge hindrance to

Demise of SI and what it means for fine arts work

2014-03-20 Thread Nancy Jacobs
When I bought XSI years ago, I compared it with Maya, and the 3d software packages i had been using since the dawn of the phenomenon, and made my decision. I never looked back. I have been extremely happy with XSI -- the workflow, the interface, everything was geared toward ease of use and