Considering the latest update of Soft 2014 I wonder if they will just release bug fixes If they'll open up the API/SDK maybe would be the last gift that AD will give us...but I strongly doubt it...
2014-03-04 14:09 GMT+01:00 Jens Lindgren <[email protected]>: > So lets assume the last version of Softimage will probably be Softimage > 2016 SP1 then. That's two more years of development! Lets make those two > years count and really try to push the dev team to invest their time into > what really counts: Polish badly implemented features, fixing bugs and open > up the API/SDK more. > > /Jens > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Sven Constable > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Beeing a small one man company, rarely doing freelance work at other >> companys anymore, I'll stay with softimage until I'll die:) I will update >> to the latest version, be it 2015 or whatever and I will be very happy for >> the next ten years. >> >> >> >> For the 3dsmax and maya users, it's not an ideal situation either. >> Because if AD integrates softimage's functionality into the other packages, >> it will be only a glimpse of the real strength of softimage. A half-arsed >> implemented sugarcoat on two gravestones (especially max) with stone-aged >> architectures that maya and max are. Seems strange to me, that the most >> modern software of all tree will be retired. In an ideal world ( with a >> company focusing on innovation and developing) it should be the other way >> around. Killing max first, then maya. Integrating some of their features >> into Soft. Of course we're not in an ideal world but in Autodesk world. Oh >> well. >> >> >> >> sven >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John Clausing >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:24 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Retirement..... >> >> >> >> It also says "support till April 2016" >> >> >> >> As for me, as a freelancer, gotta go Maya. But I'm going to learn Modo >> and Houdini >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:22 AM, Daniel Sweeney <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> So they have spoken. >> >> Slow transition to another DCC then it is. I will use soft for as long as >> possible, But time to get the thinking hat on. >> >> >> >> What is everyone thinking of going too? I am going to look into modo for >> my own work I think but will probably need to know a bit about maya for >> freelance work. >> >> >> >> utter bullshit, but not a shock to be honest. probably the worse thing >> that could do is alienate there user base. like the blind leading the blind. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Daniel Sweeney >> 3D Creative Director >> >> *Mobile:* +44 (0)7743429771 >> *Email:* [email protected] >> *Web**:* http://northforge.co.uk >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Stefan Kubicek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Not that I know of. 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