Very first question
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Well, since I asked for the forum, I will go first. I used to use 3DS Max to create my models, but after upgrading to windows vista, it no longer works. :mad: What 3D modelling studios work well with vista?
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Well, since I asked for the forum, I will go first. I used to use 3DS Max to create my models, but after upgrading to windows vista, it no longer works. :mad: What 3D modelling studios work well with vista?
I haven't moved to vista, but I expect that Max will create a patch if you are using the latest version, or have a new version. They will not let a new OS drop completely through, they would end their business. I haven't migrated over to Vista yet. I have done a lot of testing with it, but model making is not one of those tests yet. Sorry.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I haven't moved to vista, but I expect that Max will create a patch if you are using the latest version, or have a new version. They will not let a new OS drop completely through, they would end their business. I haven't migrated over to Vista yet. I have done a lot of testing with it, but model making is not one of those tests yet. Sorry.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Put it like this. Vista has been out for a long time now, hell I've been using it about 6 months. I'm sure that is long enough for any company to come out with a patch, even a beta patch. But MAX has so far done nothing.
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Put it like this. Vista has been out for a long time now, hell I've been using it about 6 months. I'm sure that is long enough for any company to come out with a patch, even a beta patch. But MAX has so far done nothing.
WalderMort wrote:
But MAX has so far done nothing.
then your best bet is to download the eval/SE/education copies for some of the others and try them. I have used everything under the sun at least briefly (sometimes only at conferences, but some for complete evals). I haven't tried any of them under Vista yet. If they are saving for a new release mark a full digit higher, expect a release in July for Siggraph.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Put it like this. Vista has been out for a long time now, hell I've been using it about 6 months. I'm sure that is long enough for any company to come out with a patch, even a beta patch. But MAX has so far done nothing.
WalderMort wrote:
But MAX has so far done nothing.
Max I believe is OpenGL, and during initial pre-beta all indications were OpenGL was going to be dropped completely by Microsoft. You may have a scenerio where Max started a 100% ground up rewrite to support Vista before MS changed their minds a few months into the first beta.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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WalderMort wrote:
But MAX has so far done nothing.
Max I believe is OpenGL, and during initial pre-beta all indications were OpenGL was going to be dropped completely by Microsoft. You may have a scenerio where Max started a 100% ground up rewrite to support Vista before MS changed their minds a few months into the first beta.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Max I believe is OpenGL
Actually it supports OpenGL, DirectX, Software, Other (?). It suggests, by default, to use DirectX.
...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
I stand corrected. :) shows I haven't used any of these lately.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Put it like this. Vista has been out for a long time now, hell I've been using it about 6 months. I'm sure that is long enough for any company to come out with a patch, even a beta patch. But MAX has so far done nothing.
WalderMort wrote:
But MAX has so far done nothing.
The average modeler/graphic artist doesn't have an MSDN subscription either and Vista migration is slow by most. It still hasn't been a full month since the official Vista release, so don't be so hasty. Don't forget the market aspect of any business. No market, no money/time spent. Besides any serious company isn't going to make the jump to Vista just because it's new. They wouldn't move to Vista until all their tools are ready for it (which cost far much more money and time to learn to use) can also make that move to Vista. I'd wager most of them would rather it work right than right now anyway. Besides, most rendering farms need all the spare CPU power they can get, and Vista just gobbles away even more of it than XP. In other words, there's no real benefit to it other than it's the latest and coolest toy. Give it time, I'm sure they'll do something about it soon enough. And if you need to use Max, then don't use Vista - problem solved. :-D
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