I was going to ask this very question!! Is this not a great opportunity for the 3rd party developers to collaborate in some way? Rather than paying Autodesk annually for upgrades, is there no way of doing the same with a consortium of others?
On 5 March 2014 17:54, Stephen Davidson <magic...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have a question..... > > If the last release is Softimage 2015 (with ICE). Won't this > version just run as long as you have it installed? If so, > I would think this is a great opportunity for 3rd party developers to > improve Softimage with some great addons, or plugins, that > would keep it going as long as there is 3rd party development. > > I would point to the great addons, offered by > Exocortex<http://exocortex.com/>, > as a perfect example > of integrating enormously extended functionality of Softimage. > > The recent prolific ICE compounds, such as > StrandTree<http://iceduous.blogspot.com/2010/04/strandtree-procedural-approach-to-tree.html> > and > Mootzoid <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin> > are just two of many offerings out there. In fact, Mootzoid states on their > main page > > "The Mootzoid plugin development for Softimage|XSI will not be affected > by this lame decision." > > Am I missing something? > Are we really dead in the water if AD shuts down development? > I think this deserves further exploration. > > comments? > > -- > > Best Regards, > * Stephen P. Davidson* > > *(954) 552-7956 <%28954%29%20552-7956>* sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com > > *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* > > > - Arthur C. Clarke > > <http://www.3danimationmagic.com> > -- Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029 20 37 27 57 07730 533 115 www.mintmotion.co.uk
