Modo 401 is now available both PC and MacOSX. This is another powerful 3d package that can be run in both platform.
Due to its reasonable price, you can buy 1 license and use on both platform and about its interesting zero configuration in network rendering, So this might be what i’m considering to switch to Modo 401 and make me happy once again. may be in the future i will dedicate my web blog to Modo much more i think.
Good to know that Autodesk will release Softimage Mood Tool 7.5 very soon.?Autodesk? Softimage? Mod Tool software (formerly XSI Mod Tool) is a free* 3D modeling and animation package for creating non-commercial games and “modding” (modifying games)
Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 exports to Microsoft? XNA? development platform and?add-ons?are available that enable export to Crytek CryENGINE? 2, Valve? Source? engines and Epic Unreal Engine 3. Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 also exports Autodesk? FBX? software and COLLADA files for engines that support it.
Posted from 3dworld magazine website. “Late last year, Autodesk released a 30-day trial version of Maya 2009 and removed the free Personal Learning Edition, which enables you to use Maya without a time limit while imposing other restrictions, including adding a watermark to renders, from its website.
Maya PLE?s disappearance has been a hot potato since then: 3D World, among other venues, has received emails and forum posts protesting the move.
We?ve now received word via one of Autodesk?s PR reps that the removal of Maya PLE was a mistake made when the 30-day trial was posted, and that it should be re-appearing on the Autodesk website soon. Good news all round.”
After the aquisition since the end of last year, 2008, now Autodesk has released the new update to the former Softimage xsi product and renamed it Autodesk Softimage 7.5 which come into 2 versions, Autodesk Softimage and Autodesk Softimage Advanced. They also change the Face Robot to Autodesk Face Robot 2009.
Key New Features in Autodesk Softimage 7.5
UV unfolding technology: Softimage now features UV unfolding technology that enables artists to unwrap polygon models with just a few clicks. This technology works well on complex organic models, which would be difficult to unwrap manually. Softimage 7.5 also provides UV editing tools that help artists quickly create and edit UV maps.
mental ray 3.7+: Version 3.7+ of the mental ray renderer is now integrated into Softimage 7.5. Highlights include improvements to binary space partitioning for faster render times, multiple final gathering refinement passes and new motion-based displacement. These enhancements help users create high-fidelity images faster than ever before.
Multithreaded Syflex cloth simulator: The production-proven cloth simulator in Softimage is now multithreaded, enabling artists to use the cores on their machine to iterate faster.
Scene compatibility with version 7.0: Scenes saved in Softimage 7.5 will load into Softimage 7.0.
For more information about Autodesk Softimage 7.5, visit www.autodesk.com/softimage.
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