I mentioned this over on the Modo beta forums, but it's also worth mentioning here. Houdini is never going to be a replacement for a direct modelling application because of the very nature of proceduralism. But since H14 there has been a concerted effort to improve the direct modelling user experience. Rigging in Houdini I think has reached a point where the procedural nature of Houdini is enhancing UX rather than diminishing it. And animation is at a place where as long as you don't attempt to recreate XSI approaches in Houdini it's providing a UX that caters to far more than VFX pipelines (in truth, animation still has a few kinks to work out but SESI are getting there).
As long as you embrace the Houdini way of things, H16 is far closer to being a direct replacement for XSI than at any time since EOL was announced. And this is in large part due to SESI being far more focused on the needs of the growing and more diverse community than the likes of Autodesk will ever allow the Maya team to be. So many of the changes in H16 are a direct result of feedback from XSI 2 Houdini early adopters such as Jordi. And in fairness, the C4D community have added greatly to the Houdini UX over this time too (Houdini Engine has been a huge success for Maxon, and a virtual Trojan horse for SESI too). On 7 February 2017 at 15:29, Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: > I mean that feeling of something different :) > ᐧ > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This build feels a lot like going form XSI 5 to 6 honestly... >> ᐧ >> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Artur W <artur.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I can believe even though autodesk was numbing us for years. >>> I only wish i could learn faster. >>> >>> Artur >>> >>> 2017-02-07 15:57 GMT+01:00 Jordi Bares <jordiba...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> This release is monumentally big… can’t believe what they have done in >>>> less than a year.. >>>> jb >>>> >>>> On 7 Feb 2017, at 14:51, Artur W <artur.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> 16 is very nice so far. >>>> Doing some ocean for a project. >>>> >>>> ARtur >>>> >>>> 2017-02-07 15:32 GMT+01:00 Chris Marshall <chrismarshal...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> Well I've got to say that watching the launch event is actually very >>>>> inspiring. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 7 February 2017 at 10:33, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> He he >>>>>> >>>>>> I bet you can script one for them Brad ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> Morten >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > Den 4. februar 2017 klokken 16:08 skrev Bradley Gabe < >>>>>> witha...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > That new feature list might be long and impressive in scope and >>>>>> function. But you have to ask yourself, did they bother to add a >>>>>> ViewCube? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Holy <insert somethingsomething>! >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > The H16 release is looking awesome! >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > So much new stuff, and I really like the new nodal look and >>>>>> workflow. And radial menus for modeling and such :-) >>>>>> > > Also very curious about the new rigging >>>>>> > ------ >>>>>> > Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.aut >>>>>> odesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>> ------ >>>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.aut >>>>>> odesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Marshall >>>>> Mint Motion Limited >>>>> 029 20 37 27 57 >>>>> 07730 533 115 >>>>> www.mintmotion.co.uk >>>>> www.dot3d.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ >>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mirko Jankovic >> *http://www.cgfolio.com/mirko-jankovic >> <http://www.cgfolio.com/mirko-jankovic>* >> >> Need to find freelancers fast? >> www.cgfolio.com >> >> Need some help with rendering an Redshift project? >> http://www.gpuoven.com/ >> > > > > -- > Mirko Jankovic > *http://www.cgfolio.com/mirko-jankovic > <http://www.cgfolio.com/mirko-jankovic>* > > Need to find freelancers fast? > www.cgfolio.com > > Need some help with rendering an Redshift project? > http://www.gpuoven.com/ > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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