always good to look at some great work coming out of houdini when you start loosing hope:
http://www.deskriptiv.de/ On 12 March 2014 14:34, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < [email protected]> wrote: > Raff, > > > > You are referring to poly modeling I take it? How is its NURBS modeling > today? > > > > -- > > Joey Ponthieux > > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) > > Mymic Technical Services > > NASA Langley Research Center > > __________________________________________________ > > Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not > > represent the opinions of NASA or any other party. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Raffaele Fragapane > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:37 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: SI and Houdini > > > > Modelling in Houdini is OK for some unique things, but don't even try it > as a replacement for more "traditional" techniques and tasks, it's only > moderately more advanced than manually punching in vertices and edges by > indices in a text file. > > > > It's OK for meshing tasks and other similar things, heavily influenced by > the needs of an FX-y platform to do those, just not the "artistic" kind of > platform to do it creatively or quickly. > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:55 AM, David Saber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Jordi for your commitment . These PDF were a very interesting read. > Houdini looks nice. But I have to say the modelling seems a bit like an > alien land... I'll have to try Houdini to better make up my mind . > David > > > > On 2014-03-10 18:35, Jordi Bares wrote: > > My suggestion is to do the homework by looking at the SI Users forum, read > the guides I am writing and download the apprentice version. Put a bit of > time and patience, it will take a bit to sink in but if you are certain > type of high quality work surely is the package to consider. > > > > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! >

