Modo 401 coming!

neoshed

I'm off to go finally check out modo. I'm fed up with the whole autodesk monopoly. If modo can crank out GI renders and is close to SU for modelling I'm sold.

Stinkie

More preview madness. Scroll down to the movie.

http://www.luxology.com/modo/401.preview.and.final.rendering/

EarthMover

All the new "toys" looks great. I think where Modo is still missing the mark, is in implementing more accuracy into their modeling toolset. I don't see why they don't understand that there are potentially a few hundred thousand users who would flock to Modo from the Arch Viz community if they would implement a better cad style spline setup. If they would incorporate something similar to LWCAD, they would convert a lot of people who are fed up of forking over subscription money to autodesk, or those who are looking for more polycount from the SU community. I would rather see this than a fur generator, but that's just me.

I'm excited about the irradiance cache addition to the render engine. This should make it a more adaptive solution.

DzineTech

@unknownuser said:

What can MAX do natively that the masses would use that Modo can not? That is a tough one as I do not know of anything that Modo can not match MAX on.
Scott

For a start, Modo doesnt have a modifier stack which is quite a deficiency.

Max is eternally frustrating seening as its incapable of performing simple transform commands like 3point rotation that is inherent in most CAD programs but then again it isn't a precision modeller. Is Modo capable of such things?

Earthmover, whats the problem with Modo's splines?

snoxie

401 is out! - Check it, http://www.luxology.com

EarthMover

Check this awesome video of Modo 401 - http://vimeo.com/5209465

johnsenior1973

It seems that they are doing away with a SKP importer for 401 and are having issues with the Collada importer as well. A backward step for many on here.

Stinkie

The SU importer was cr@p anyway. Obj works fine for me.

I'm messing with 401 as we speak, and I gotta say - at least for me, it's a godsend. Lighting has never been easier. No need anymore to close the renderer, go back into SU, move a couple of lights, re-export etc.

remus

indeed, it looks very good as a whole. Im very tempted to give it a go.

Stinkie

Another thing: Luxology's handled this much anticipated release in an exemplary manner. Customer care was great - and that's how I like it.

And again: LOVING the preview renderer. Happy, happy, joy, joy!