Signed, And i sincerely hope that something comes out of this.
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Eugen Sares <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course! The point is, it seems to be unclear to the management (and > probably everybody else) how many users actually want this. > I heard quite a few complaints about this, so I might not even the only > fool... ; ) > > But it can only work if everbody thinks simply for himself - could I need > this? If yes, sign it. > No probability scenarios should be put into that simple calculation. > > By the way: I would see it as a success if at least a handful of bugs > would get fixed. > > > Am 29.07.2013 11:45, schrieb Angus Davidson: > > Oh I do. I do wish you the best of luck ;) Just never had a commercial >> company ever take a petition seriously. If it doesn't seriously affect the >> bottom line its just not relevant. >> >> >> >> On 2013/07/29 11:34 AM, "Eugen Sares" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That depends on how many people utter their interest in this. >>> Hope you see the dependancy-cycle... >>> >>> >>> Am 29.07.2013 11:25, schrieb Angus Davidson: >>> >>>> Hi Eugen >>>> >>>> Whilst I respect your enthusiasm I unfortunately suspect I will get my >>>> Mac >>>> Softimage version before any upgrade to the nurbs tools happen. ;( >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> >>>> Angus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2013/07/29 11:18 AM, "Eugen Sares" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear respected members of this community, >>>>> since I am confident that progress on NURBS tools and SDK would be >>>>> beneficial for a relevant part of the Softimage userbase, and it seems >>>>> to be useless to just ask in the beta, I'm starting this petition: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.change.org/**petitions/autodesk-softimage-** >>>>> management-improve-nu<http://www.change.org/petitions/autodesk-softimage-management-improve-nu> >>>>> rb >>>>> s >>>>> >>>>> ... for which I kindly ask support from anybody that sees an advantage >>>>> in this! >>>>> Thanks a lot!! >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Eugen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Here's the text I put on that change.org page: >>>>> >>>>> "Working with NURBS is still awkward due to a number of bugs and >>>>> restrictions in Softimage and it's SDK. >>>>> Since NURBS are and will continue to be a viable geometry type useful >>>>> for many worflows, they should be subject to an upgrade, which last >>>>> happened in version 5.0, about 8 years ago! >>>>> >>>>> Improvement list, sorted by importance: >>>>> - fix NURBS related bugs as has been reported in the beta, >>>>> - support subcurves and subsurfaces in SDK and existing tools - as >>>>> consistently as polygon islands, >>>>> - improve the operator SDK, to allow seamless integration of custom >>>>> tools, including NURBS, >>>>> - add support for NURBS in ICE Modeling, >>>>> - add new NURBS tools (once a fully capable SDK is provided, this can >>>>> be >>>>> done by 3rd parties also), >>>>> - ideally, introduce T-Spline technology (owned by Autodesk). >>>>> >>>>> Affected areas: >>>>> - curve to polygon modeling, like 3D text, logos, mechanical parts, >>>>> floorplans, cross-sections, spline cages,... >>>>> - ICE based procedural modeling and rigging approaches for more complex >>>>> animations and visualizations, >>>>> - better import/editing/modeling of technical geometry like cars, >>>>> design >>>>> objects,... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To Cory Mogk - >>>>> Why NURBS should be improved: >>>>> First, Softimage users should not be forced to switch to other >>>>> applications just for basic curve/surface modeling. >>>>> Curves in particular, as they represent 2D-geometry, will always be >>>>> fundamental in 3D graphics. >>>>> >>>>> Second, ICE support for NURBS would lay the foundation for new >>>>> procedural modeling/rigging workflows that would make Softimage >>>>> competitive in that field. >>>>> >>>>> Understandably, the Softimage developers are under time and monetarian >>>>> restictions, so only high priority features get realized, mostly >>>>> introcuded by bigger studios, and often behind 'closed doors'. >>>>> Yet those studios rarely request any NURBS features. The reason might >>>>> not even be that better NURBS would be useless to them, but because >>>>> they >>>>> mostly can choose from a wider variety of tools, and often stick to >>>>> internal proven workflows. >>>>> Yet the other huge part of the userbase, small studios/freelancers, >>>>> would profit directly from better NURBS, but easily go unnoticed. >>>>> >>>>> Polygon modeling based on curves is an important and reasonable >>>>> complement to the already good modeling tools in Softimage, but is >>>>> still >>>>> unnecessarily complicated and restricted, and this petition is meant to >>>>> show that the interest is there. >>>>> So please improve NURBS again and thus boost Softimage's usability in >>>>> that area a great deal! >>>>> Thank you!" >>>>> >>>>> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" >>>> style="width:100%;"> >>>> <tr> >>>> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><**font >>>> face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span >>>> style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee >>>> only. 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