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      dylan
      last edited by

      @linea said:

      This is an age old argument, I had it with a new colleague the other day. It is futile really. Just accept the difference of opinion and let your modelling speak for itself.

      Totally agree Jon.

      http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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        arjunmax09
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        @tomot said:

        Whats often overlooked is that AutoDesk spends a lot of money, training and getting Higher Institutions to use its products. This creates a revenue stream for them from the next generation of users. It works! trust me.

        oh i see!!!....Now that's some insider information from a cool buddy!!! πŸ˜„ Yo man they are filthy rich...filthy rich people spend a lot on business strategies....the thing is they've bought 3dsmax from discreet and revit from some masachussets company...i don't know

        when you fail at something....you haven't really failed...you've found one way the thing will not work out

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          arjunmax09
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          ... we're still getting lessons in maya and autocad, but when it comes down to it - everyone uses sketchup. Even (some of) the teachers are saying "well, ok the curriculum says you ought to make a maya model, but if you hand in a SU model, it's fine with us!"

          . but then, you were looking specifically for Stills. So, use SU! And tell your classmate to go and animate things if he likes Max so much πŸ˜‰

          ditto for mee pyro!!! but our teachers aren't so lenient but heck ...they don't know sketchup.... i gave some of my max rendering virtual architecture submissions in sketchup only..shhhhhh!!!

          when you fail at something....you haven't really failed...you've found one way the thing will not work out

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            Alex Jenyon
            last edited by

            I work in a large VFX studio. I've got unlimited access to Maya/Renderman, Houdini, Massive - you name it, it's all there!

            They also, on my request, own a copy of SketchUp.

            Sometimes, SU it all you need. And if it's all you need, it's probably the fastest solution too.

            You don't need a ferrari to round up sheep - you need a sheepdog. πŸ˜›

            AJ

            (And just to be really pedantic, 3ds Max wasn't used on Avatar, maya was, but I realise that's sort of beside the point for this argument)

            Concept artist / Matte painter
            www.aj-concepts.net

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              @unknownuser said:

              Sometimes, SU it all you need. And if it's all you need, it's probably the fastest solution too.

              Su is like this ! πŸ˜‰ πŸ‘

              http://www.lespacearcenciel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/couteau-suisse-2-go.jpg

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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                fakircho
                last edited by

                I think that Sketchup is a design tool before its a modeler. Max is a modeler and not a design tool.
                I don't use Sketchup because its the best modeler, but because it is a best design tool.
                I am speaking as an architect. πŸ€“

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                  dedmin
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                  I don't use SketchUP - it's using me! πŸ˜†

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                    Alex Jenyon
                    last edited by

                    I guess that means that 3ds Max is like this:

                    http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/giant_swiss.jpg

                    Concept artist / Matte painter
                    www.aj-concepts.net

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                      Gaieus
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                      @alex jenyon said:

                      I guess that means that 3ds Max is like this...

                      And that's why you cannot simply put it into your pocket.
                      πŸ˜„

                      Gai...

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                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        @ Alex : πŸ˜† πŸ‘

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                          pouria
                          last edited by

                          hi,
                          for cutting this argument we can analize each of them and write advantages and disadvantages.
                          in general i'm working with (SU) , but in some cases it is really weaker than 3ds max.
                          advantages of SU :
                          1.quick
                          2.easy
                          3.attractive work space
                          4.nice renders
                          5.supporting most of formats for importing and exporting
                          .
                          .
                          .
                          disadvantages of SU :
                          1.weak in some aspects
                          2.it is useful just for modeling and you can't do other works like animations or face designing &... in it.
                          3.has problem in curves.
                          4.you can't edit the curve surfaces whatever you like.(this is the worst disadvantage).
                          .
                          .
                          .
                          advantages o 3dsmax :
                          1.include all the designing methods .
                          2.perfect and accurate work space
                          3.perfect renders and exports
                          4.quick and accurate in designing curves and curve surfaces.
                          5.professional
                          6.include animations and designing faces
                          .
                          .
                          .
                          disadvantages of 3dsmax :
                          1.takes more time
                          2.hard to learn
                          .
                          .
                          .

                          goodluck

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                          • Rich O BrienR Online
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Price not mentioned?

                            But I'm unsure as to why you chose 3DS Max to compare SU against.

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                              pbacot
                              last edited by

                              henh-henh. He said..."analize" henh-henh

                              MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                olishea
                                last edited by

                                @pbacot said:

                                henh-henh. He said..."analize" henh-henh

                                sounds scary! and this thread is 4 years old lol

                                oli

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  And what about this? πŸ’š

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  In five years I bet that more people use Blender than Max! 2010

                                  Blender Forum 196,957 members
                                  300 000 posts in the general Section

                                  http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-Max/ct-p/area-c1 no number of members
                                  100 000 posts in the general Section
                                  πŸ’š

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • olisheaO Offline
                                    olishea
                                    last edited by

                                    From your statistics, Pilou, perhaps Blender is 3x harder to use? 3x more questions! haha

                                    I joke...

                                    oli

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                                      Frederik
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                                      @olishea said:

                                      ...and this thread is 4 years old lol

                                      I assume he made a search, but didn't take any notice of the dates of the original discussion... πŸ˜•

                                      Comparing SU with 3ds Max seem slightly ridiculous IMO...
                                      It's like comparing a Lamborghini with an Audi...

                                      Cheers
                                      Kim Frederik

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                                      • olisheaO Offline
                                        olishea
                                        last edited by

                                        Not such a good comparison Kim, as Lamborghini use Audi engines. πŸ˜†

                                        I know what you mean though haha

                                        oli

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                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          I assume he made a search, but didn't take any notice of the dates of the original discussion

                                          ❓

                                          Normally each post has its own date! πŸ˜‰
                                          Mine was 4 years old! πŸ˜„ And older of 2 days against the first post! πŸ’š
                                          date.jpg

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • FrederikF Offline
                                            Frederik
                                            last edited by

                                            @olishea said:

                                            Not such a good comparison Kim, as Lamborghini use Audi engines. πŸ˜†

                                            πŸ˜† πŸ˜† I know, Oli... πŸ˜†
                                            Wanted to see if anybody would comment on exactly that... πŸ˜‰
                                            Besides, don't you have an Audi A3 - as far as I remember...? πŸ˜„

                                            Cheers
                                            Kim Frederik

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