To be fair, the super nitty gritty stuff in Maya requires you to enable "echo all commands" so by default it displays about as much noise as Softimage.
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Matt Lind <[email protected]> wrote: > >> very very detailed command log that logs even the littlest things you > do... > > > > That’s not always a good thing as logging takes time and slows down > execution heavily. You don’t want performance wasted on mundane or looped > items. That’s why I like the softimage scripting object model as you can > bypass all that overhead and spit out information to the log only if you’re > interested. Makes it easier to troubleshoot too as there’s less noise. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason S > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:56 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios > > > > > Very deep SDK with almost everything accessible, can add or replace bits > to any part .... > > very very detailed command log that logs even the littlest things you do... > > > On 09/10/14 16:46, Matt Lind wrote: > > Did Autodesk say that, or somebody else who just happened to be part of > the show? > > > > When referencing Maya, I’ve never heard anybody from Autodesk ever say it > was open. I’ve only heard such a statement from users. Not saying > Autodesk hasn’t said such a thing, just saying I have never heard them say > it if they have. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jordi Bares > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios > > > > I keep thinking about this sentence… > > > > what do they mean by Maya being "entirely open"? > > > > Do they mean open source software? clearly that is not the case. > > > > Do they mean customisable? because this is not open in my book. > > > > Do they mean open architecture? Because although you can add components > (plugins) you can't substitute the pre-existing ones (unless I am wrong > here) > > > > > > So… what do Autodesk mean by saying it is "designed to be entirely open"?? > > > > > > And by the way… why is the Escape studio page now down???? > > http://www.escapestudios.com/softimage-artists-take-on-maya-escape-studios/ > > > > :-/// > > > > > > Jordi Bares > > [email protected] > > > > On 9 Sep 2014, at 21:41, Jason S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Maya does not have the eloquence or the innovative interface [which > Softmage has] > and *is overly complex**, but it has been designed to be entirely open. * > > > > > -- -=T=-
