Hey, What Alex said is partially true, but Luxology is actually releasing a full pipeline tool and modo really represents the modeling component of that, from...
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Chris
cgolchert
Oct 14, 2005 2:43 pm
"CandyGram for Mongo"...
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Dan Ablan
danablan
Oct 14, 2005 3:10 pm
land shark......
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William Johnson
eagersiphon
Oct 14, 2005 3:22 pm
Dan, did you jump ship? ... From: Luxology@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Luxology@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Ablan Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:10 AM To:...
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Dan Ablan
danablan
Oct 14, 2005 3:30 pm
???...
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William Johnson
eagersiphon
Oct 14, 2005 3:59 pm
LW/Modo user here ... Are you focusing mostly on Modo from now on? How have you been? I was trying to be sarcastic... :( regards, William ... From:...
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Dan Ablan
danablan
Oct 14, 2005 4:05 pm
Wasn't sure - figured it was something like that. We're busy here! I use modo, LW, and XSI. Never understood the 'only one app' approach. Mostly, we're using...
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William Johnson
eagersiphon
Oct 14, 2005 4:11 pm
wow! I use Modo, ZBrush, Silo, ... and LW. I am looking for renderer to handle all of these polygons I will place all of my cards with Luxology when they...
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Dan Ablan
danablan
Oct 14, 2005 4:15 pm
Ehh... good question. Right now the way our studio is setup, we avoid the ngons just to get the shit back over to LW. Other than that, not sure.......
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William Johnson
eagersiphon
Oct 14, 2005 4:34 pm
If Luxology can deliver, it is really a no-brainer making the decision to go with their system... IMHO :) ... From: Luxology@yahoogroups.com...
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José Vergara
amiynet
Oct 14, 2005 4:37 pm
... Will you explain in your next Modo book the best way to convert ngons for using Lightwave render? I am wishing to have it in my hands to make a review for...
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Dan Ablan
danablan
Oct 14, 2005 5:01 pm
Yep! I'm limited on pages, and 201 has a lot to cover. I'd like to include info on converting/working with other apps.... at worst, I'll do a video and post it...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Oct 15, 2005 2:14 am
... CSI foundation. Not only can it render Ngons, but it has some of the best character animation tools I've used and it does a better job of handling high...
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Matthias Zellerhoff
zeller3d
Oct 15, 2005 10:09 am
... This is an interesting question. I think I won't upgrade my current Lightwave Version (using 8.2 still - I'm stuck in a project and therefore will not...
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William Johnson
eagersiphon
Oct 17, 2005 12:12 pm
interesting.... Actually, I enjoy using LW for modeling AND animating. Modo is like using LW on steroids as far as modeling goes.... I can only fantasize ...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Oct 18, 2005 7:22 am
... That's a weak comparison. It's like comparing an old VW bug with two flat tires (LW in it's current state) to a to a Ferrari (XSI). Sure it cost's more,...
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Garen Kleven
threedgaming
Oct 18, 2005 8:10 am
You wrote "but you know what? It renders faster and the renders looked better that what I got with LightWave." XSI is awesome, as is modo. I will be using...
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Garen Kleven
threedgaming
Oct 31, 2005 12:05 am
Is there a way to adjust the either the subpatch or sub D density in modo? I found "Preferences-New Patch Display Level- 2" as a default, but assumed that it...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Oct 31, 2005 2:57 am
... In short, LightWave's modeler sucks, learn the way Modo works with the Modo shortcuts and you will be much better off. Modeling in Modo is much, much...
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LONERSAM.NET
lonersam_net
Oct 31, 2005 6:48 am
I think LW's modeler is not that bad, but when it is compared to modo it looks rather ... old. modo's user interface is highly configurable and the tools are...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Nov 1, 2005 11:57 am
I guess that if you are comparing LightWave's animation capabilities to a program that currently does not have any animation capabilities, then LightWave will...
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Garen Kleven
threedgaming
Nov 2, 2005 12:14 am
Hello Sam- So, you use modo to model, and what do you prefer to animate in? ... ...
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LONERSAM.NET
lonersam_net
Nov 2, 2005 4:16 am
Yes, perhaps I might consider comparing say modo with Silo or Rhino or even ZBrush; but then I guess my intention was just to say something good about LW in...
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Chris Burkert
metahumanity
Nov 3, 2005 3:21 pm
... Quoted for agreement on all these points [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Nov 5, 2005 12:54 am
... I animate in XSI. I've also started doing a lot of tweaking/modeling in XSI because the animating and modeling are so closely integrated. The modifier...
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Sam Bowling
sam_bolwing
Nov 5, 2005 1:15 am
... I'm finding it very difficult to find nice things to say about LW anymore. It really hasn't had a serious update since the Lux guys left. ... Messiah has...
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Chris Burkert
metahumanity
Nov 5, 2005 1:32 am
From a LWers POV, what do you like most about XSI? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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pkuykendall2001
Nov 5, 2005 7:06 pm
... I work in maya now, but I bought the 500 buck foundation package a while ago. XSI has a better renderer...mentalray (one of the most advanced raytracers...
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Ross Hunter
im_the_real_...
Nov 5, 2005 8:26 pm
I wish that XSI ran on Mac. Great value for the $$$. In my opinion, the XSI for linux is not so great. They used some Windows UI package to port it. Sort of...
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Garen Kleven
threedgaming
Nov 7, 2005 7:58 pm
Thanks for all of your responses. Ive got a few questions in case someone has an answer, or if someone could point me to a link that might. 1. Is there a way...
