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3 Dimensional Chat / I'd like some info about Autodesk software.

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Toasty Fresh
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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 12:59
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My dad just bought me a 13-month Autodesk 3DS MAX superpack, which also includes Mudbox, Combustion, Cleaner XL, and Motionbuilder.

Does anyone own some of this software, and if they do, would you be able to tell me whether they're actually useful?
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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 14:25
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Uh, he bought you it and you dont know what it is???

Its mostly 3d modelling packages

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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 16:44
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While i'm skeptical, information here i go.
Mudbox is a zbrush clone (which a lot of people think is superior to zbrush but its all about preference), incredibly good tool to have though.
Combustion is a compositing tool which i've never really used.
All i know about Cleaner XL is that its an encoding tool, meant to be quite useful for high quality video though.
Motionbuilder is an animation software which is extremely useful for editing motion capture software. I've had a bit of experience with it.


I'll finish them whenever i can be bothered.
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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 17:42 Edited at: 19th Mar 2009 17:43
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Quote: "Does anyone own some of this software, and if they do, would you be able to tell me whether they're actually useful? "


The software is only as useful as your artistic skills.
Anyone who tells you that this software is better than that, word of advice...... dont listen to them. Best thing for you to do is study ART, not software......

A lot of people on these forums think that software makes stuff look good, they couldnt be more wrong. 3Dsmax is just software most people are "accustomed" to. Nothing more nothing less.....
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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 19:58
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Yeh, its like sushi says, point is:

If you got modelling skills and a bad software you can make good stuff.

If you suck at modelling and have a good software you dont know what you are going to do with it and you cant make anything.

So the most important thing is that you can model.
Personally i love 3ds max, since its very dynamically but this is just my opinion, try some different ones and see which ones fit you

Sorry if this didnt answer your question

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Posted: 19th Mar 2009 20:03
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I thought this was only available to schools, I could be wrong though. You had better thank your father, A LOT.

I give ip with thos baner fing as it never seems to work for me. I woll now stop wasting mu time.
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Posted: 20th Mar 2009 11:51
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Quote: "Uh, he bought you it and you dont know what it is???"


I'm not stupid. All I wanted was 3DS MAX, but the price list I got only had some stupid 'superpack', so I just got that.

Quote: "A lot of people on these forums think that software makes stuff look good, they couldnt be more wrong"


I agree. I'm using Blender ATM, and I'm more than proficient using it, but it doesn't seem the most 'stable' of modeling packages. MAX seems to be supported to a greater degree, and less likely to completely stab me in the back while modeling (as Blender has done a plethora of times).

Quote: "I thought this was only available to schools, I could be wrong though. You had better thank your father, A LOT."


I'm confused about the difference between a student license and a commercial license. I mean, SamHH from the FPSC boards makes stuff with MAX (student edition) and then sells it. Is that legal?
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Posted: 20th Mar 2009 11:53
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That sure has to be one large price list though.


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Posted: 20th Mar 2009 15:46
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The restrictions on student edition is that its purely for learning and you can't make any money from direct use of that program. I doubt Autodesk are exactly going to press any charges against this Sam guy because i doubt he's using a massive amount of money from it. It's still illegal though. With the price they are you are usually paying for customer service and the ability to make money from it, hell, i used to spend days on end at my old training facility that i worked at just so i could use max, i eventually got enough money to buy it. Considering an upgrade though. I'm still on 8 but i don't see any features in the new versions that i really need.


I'll finish them whenever i can be bothered.
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Posted: 20th Mar 2009 23:57
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Ah, okay.

I've also seen other websites with a 'perp' version. I can't remember what that's short for, but it's a lot more expensive than the student edition. What's the difference with that?
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