"Open" is open to interpretation as you pointed out. However, it is not a comparative word as you interpreted it to be. To say the Maya SDK is open does not imply the competition isn't open.
If you want to say Autodesk is trying to send the message Maya is the only option in town, then you have a point, but that's not surprising as that's the picture most corporate marketing campaigns try to paint regardless of product or industry. Whether they do it in good taste is another matter. Matt From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 2:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios I agree Maya API is the strong point, very well documented and superior to anything out there (at least that I know) but that is not exclusive realm of Maya, you can develop plugins for pretty much any package and although more limiting APIs the message that seems to come across is that Maya is open (meaning customisable), the rest is not.. which is clearly not the case. Hope it makes sense Jordi Bares [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On 10 Sep 2014, at 21:56, Jason S <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:36 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> On 9 Sep 2014, at 21:41, Jason S <[email protected]<mailto:[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.
