The question is will max become purely developed for Archi Viz by Autodesk going forward. I think that is a distinct possibility. Max will always have the horde of plug in folks to fill in the gaps but the important thing here is where Autodesk is going to put it.
Autodesk has to focus on Maya as the animation platform going forward or it is going to get its arse kicked. Not to mention they need to have a redo of Maya with in the next 5 years as well if its going to remain competitive against recently put together technology. Probably why they opted to have Bifrost float alongside. From: olivier jeannel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tuesday 15 July 2014 at 12:17 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: Is it realy ? Come on guys, this just another so called journalist surfing. Absolutely no infos, just speculating on not even rumours. Nothing to read here, except if you're in the toilet... Le 15/07/2014 12:12, Nuno Conceicao a écrit : 2 or 3 years ago I was reading similar denial posts about the rumour Softimage demise. This company is profit driven, the signs are already out there, I could come up with arguments for each possibility, the thing is, it depends really on Autodesk plans, imho... On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Stefan Kubicek <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I don't think Max offers any unique advantage for arch viz or games. All can be done anywhere else and in my opinion, more efficiently. As much as I'd want that to be true I need to disagree: Max still is hands down the single most efficient application for ArchViz. It comes with a ton of import options, great and fast Spline editing features, good enough proceduralism, a megaton of ready-made assets (Evermotion et al) already set up for different renderers, excellent Vray integration, and ease of use for simple scenes. I wouldn't want to do VFX with it (although some do), but for archviz it's _the_ most cost effective solution by miles. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Jordi Bares <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I agree with your Max view, Let's remember that is their core audience, architecture and engineering so killing the software that complements the key product in such a way would be foolish. A different story is that they keep putting VFX goodies on it… that may be very possible.. Jordi Bares [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On 15 Jul 2014, at 08:33, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The blogger has a really distorted perspective on market, apps and qualities. There's a distinct fanboi smell to the article. I don't think MAX will be terminated in the next couple years, but if I had to bet money, I'd gladly put it on it being massively requalified for viz, and maybe, just maybe, to see an LT version for the indie gaming platform if Maya won't successfully dig that inlet. When you read stuff like "This definitely raised a few eyebrows because 3ds Max has typically been known as the go-to app for the game industry" You know the guy, like most of DT has been for its entire existence, lives in a reality predating the actual calendar by more than a few years. I do have money with a friend on Mudbox and MoBu not seeing more than another Christmas or two tops though :) -- [http://www.keyvis.at/wp-content/gallery/aboutUs/keyvisLogoMail.png] ----------------------------------------------------- Stefan Kubicek [email protected]<mailto:%[email protected]%22+%[email protected]%3E> ----------------------------------------------------- Alfred Feierfeilstraße 3 A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf bei Wien Phone: +43 (0) 699 12614231<tel:%2B43%20%280%29%20699%2012614231> www.keyvis.at<http://www.keyvis.at> This email and its attachments are confidential and for the recipient only <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. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
