I am the under the impression, and this is just my opinion, that it is both.
First, the strong foundations on mathematics SideFX are implementing are now being taken advantage acrosss the whole software. For example, the work done on FEM for fractures is now the foundation to the new skinning algorithm (Biharmonics), the same could be said with cloth, fluids, etc… But it is also obvious there has been a growth in the development efforts across the board and specially obvious on the gaming side, which it is also passing to the VFX side, like height fields have had a major push on the new oceans for example. All in all my naive view is that they are now getting the results of planting the right seeds with the right motivation and vision a few years ago But I am not an insider so this is just my conclusions based on observing the last years since H9 and what they are doing. Jb > On 9 Feb 2017, at 12:25, Chris Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's interesting that a number of very tricky areas of 3d, like rock solid > booleans or muscle simulation, infinite oceans etc have been addressed all at > the same time. Has this happened as a result of throwing a load more > resources at the problem? It was mentioned 3 or 4 times that things started > to gain momentum about 18 months to 2 years ago. Not a coincidence there then. > > > > On 7 February 2017 at 17:50, Tim Crowson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > That is a hell of a release. > On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 8:35 AM Jordi Bares <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Give them a year and let’s have a look again. ;-) > Jb > > > >> On 7 Feb 2017, at 15:52, Jonathan Moore <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I mean that feeling of something different :) >> ᐧ >> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Mirko Jankovic <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> 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 <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> 16 is very nice so far. >>> Doing some ocean for a project. >>> >>> ARtur >>> >>> 2017-02-07 15:32 GMT+01:00 Chris Marshall <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> Well I've got to say that watching the launch event is actually very >>> inspiring. >>> >>> >>> On 7 February 2017 at 10:33, Morten Bartholdy <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> He he >>> >>> I bet you can script one for them Brad ;) >>> >>> Morten >>> >>> >>> >>> > Den 4. februar 2017 klokken 16:08 skrev Bradley Gabe <[email protected] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > 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 [email protected] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]> with "unsubscribe" in >>> > the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> 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 <http://www.mintmotion.co.uk/> >>> www.dot3d.com <http://www.dot3d.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> with "unsubscribe" in the >>> subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> with "unsubscribe" in the >>> subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> with "unsubscribe" in the >> subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> 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? 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