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'The single button mouse is the best user input device there is. .... Until
management tell us otherwise'.

 

From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
peter boeykens
Sent: 02 April 2008 08:55
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: OT: Max 2009 features...

 

 

Wow, the navigation wheel widget is a great example of design by committee!
;-)

 

its to ensure that senior management now too can understand what's going on
in their studio.

 

I can just see this happening: 

what's with all these x's and y's and z's anyway?

Next they'll add a few more axes just to show they're better than the rest
of the world.

 

P.S. Their walk tool is almost exactly like the "drive" tool I implemented
years ago in XSI...

Dont feel bad about it.

Go and copy thinking particles, and we'll call it even :-)

 

Brent

 


  _____  


From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
Thiago Costa
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:21 PM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: OT: Max 2009 features...

Whats that "navigation tools" for? they put that in Maya too, is so freaking
annoying
I don't understand how 3dsmax users keep paying for this software... I
really don't get it.





On 01/04/2008, Gene Crucean <emailgeneonthelist(at)gmail.com> wrote: 

I like Reveal! Such an amazing technological breakthrough.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112
<http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=11007364>
&id=11007364

Looks like Max is still headed to the dumpster...
http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41402

Oh and vray for XSI is open to the public now...
http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41379



Sorry for the OT'ish crap. Gotta stay on top of things eh.


-Gene

 


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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
[mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] <b>On Behalf Of </b>peter boeykens<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 April 2008 08:55<br>
<b>To:</b> XSI(at)Softimage.COM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: OT: Max 2009 features...<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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the
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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Their walk tool is almost exactly like the &quot;drive&quot; tool I =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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href=3D"mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM">owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM</a>
[mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Thiago Costa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a =
href=3D"mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM">XSI(at)Softimage.COM</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: OT: Max 2009 features...</span><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Whats that =
&quot;navigation
tools&quot; for? they put that in Maya too, is so freaking annoying<br>
I don't understand how 3dsmax users keep paying for this software... I =
really
don't get it.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dgmailquote>On 01/04/2008, <b>Gene =
Crucean</b>
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:emailgeneonthelist(at)gmail.com">emailgeneonthelist(at)gmail.com=
</a>&gt;
wrote:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>I like <i>Reveal! </i>Such an amazing technological
breakthrough.<br>
<a =
href=3D"http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=3D123112&amp;id=3D=
11007364"
target=3D"_blank">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=3D1231=
12&amp;id=3D11007364</a><br>
<br>
Looks like Max is still headed to the dumpster... <a
href=3D"http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3D414=
02"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.p=
hp?t=3D41402</a><br>
<br>
Oh and vray for XSI is open to the public now... <a
href=3D"http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3D413=
79"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.p=
hp?t=3D41379</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Sorry for the OT'ish crap. Gotta stay on top of things eh.<br>
<br>
<br>
<span class=3Dsg>-Gene</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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