CompuServe Thread

>>Sorry you're so touchy about the subject. Trust me, I'm less touchy than you might think :^). Haven't got a bit of problem w/Lightwave; if 3ds didn't suit my needs better, Lightwave would be my program of choice. If I came across as touchy, I apologise; just felt that your statement was a lot like mine, only reversed in point of view. >>Like anything, it comes down to personal preference Exactly. That's why I didn't make statements against your personal preference or position; heck, I've even told a few friends to wait and try both and see which one better suits their needs and preferences. For me the choice ended up being 3ds; I just ended up being a lot more productive w/3ds than w/Lightwave (and I'm not refering to the rendering speed alone as you mentioned). >>Just out of curiousity, what type of animation do you do? I currently do graphics, animation, and MM (well, not MM quite yet; another week or two) for a major Midwest computer manufacter, mostly geared towards in-house video and training. Perhaps not the most glamorous job in the world, but I get to do 3d ever day on better systems than I could afford otherwise, so it's not a total loss :^). Got some dragon images and two rough flics in GRAPHDEV (unless they've moved to a new forum)(keyword stetzer or dragon). The best I feel is TRBLDR.JPG (if I remember the name correctly); reletively small download, if you take a look at it and have feedback, it might make it's way into the animation I hope to have ready for next year's Siggraph. Anything of yours on Cserve I might take a look at? And what do you do? >>Enjoy 3DS You do the same w/Lightwave, and I'll keep dreaming of the day I can actually justify getting Alias ;^).