3d for Linux?

[wedge]

Maya does have a student edition. I'm not sure if they've got it for linux, but check it out at JourneyEd.com

[Hullbr3ach]

Maya PLE only exists for Windows & Mac. Not too sure about the student license either...

SoftimageXSI runs under Linux as well, but you won't get the full version anywhere near US$1000. They do have their student version available on Linux according to a demo person that I talked to at a 3d show three month ago. I think it was around US$800 plus a yearly 'maintenance cost' the years following that of the purchase.

Lightwave will come out with a Linux free render node sometime this quarter, a full version is rumored to come out with the next major release.

[epsilion]

maybe i should go gnu and use some free modelers/renderers?

i looked through the forums and saw a program called wings 3d?
anyone else use this? might be too hard after being spoiled with maya though...

[MCronin]

There is no Maya PLE for Linux, but you can get both Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited for Linux as student versions. check here.

http://www.journeyed.com/asp/search.asp?SKW=maya%20software&FNM=00&UID=2002102116201977&GEN0=&GEN1=&GEN2=&GEN3=&GEN4=&GEN5=&GEN6=&GEN7=&GEN8=&GEN9=index2.html

XSI doesn't seem to have Linux student versions or a Linux Experience version, at least not that I can find.

Houdini has an awesome free version for Linux. It has almost no limitations (just a tiny watermark, proprietary save format, and limits to 640x480 rendering), it actually runs better on Linux than Windows, and it's a tiny download. It's identical to the full version commercial customers use other than those few limits.

www.sidefx.com/dls

[klinker]

hey, :buttrock:

houdini rocks! its really good to know, that there is free version for linux.

thx man :beer:

daniel

[MCronin]

Here's some Houdini related links, since it's not the easiest software to learn.


First, you can always gt the latest version here. They are constanly updating and releasing new versions. Current latest build is 5.5.143, but it seems like they have a couple new releases a week. Go to the "Production Releases" section, register yourself, and get the version for your particular OS.

http://www.sidefx.com/dls/index.html

Inside the help menu in Houdini is a very large PDF file full of tutorials. You may need to additionally get Houdini scenes available here to work through the PDF.

http://www.sidefx.com/community/

The Sidefx community site has a couple other small tutorials and demo files, plus the official forums which are frequented by SideFX staff members, and some professionals at some big production houses. There is also a user mailing list you can subscribe to and a mail list archive you can dig through.

Odforce.net has even more tutorials and forums, and some really interesting downloads.

http://www.odforce.net

If you don't have the full version of Houdini Apprentice, you can order it from SideFX for 10 bucks (it'll probably be an old build), but disc 2 contains several hours worth of tutorial videos. You can also get these videos here:

http://www.vislab.usyd.edu.au/sidefx/
or here
http://www.ip-dot-uk.com/apprentice/start_here.html

Both 3D World and CGI World are running issues this month and next month that feature Houdini on the cover disc along with video tutorials not yet available elsewhere. Again, the builds will be older than what's available on SideFX's site

Also Visual Paradigms is another Houdini site with news, tutorials and forums. They are converting and uploading the tutorial vids in DIVX, so you may want to check them out. They have additional tutorials and videos as well.

http://www.visualparadigms.com/houdini/index.php

Other people are also converting the videos to Quicktime and possible TechSmith, so go back to the official Side FX community forums to find out when and where they will be available.

Techimage has some additional beginner tutorials:

http://www.techimage.co.uk/tc/products/houdini/houdini_tutorials.html

Lastly, City University of Hong Kong has lecture notes for various high end software packages including PRMan, Maya and Houdini here:

http://cade.scope.edu/lnotes.html

The Houdini related stuff is here:

http://cade.scope.edu/courseware/notes/houdini/index.html

[MCronin]

I almost forgot...

www.3Dbuzz.com

They haven't started yet, and haven't opened a forum yet, but 3D Buzz announced they are in a sponsorship agreement with SideFX. 3D Buzz will soon start producing monthly Houdini Video Training Magazines you can order or download for free as well as a free online classroom with tutorials and homework if you are interested.

[epsilion]

McCronin,

wow you really hooked it up with the info!!!

Thanks so much, i think if i dont eat for a month, .... i can afford maya unlimited student edition!
maybe...
maybe i can hold off for two months... but ...

ill definitely check out houdini, i hope to make the switch over to linux as soon as i can. maybe i can play with it until i have enough saved for maya, or maybe ill like houdini better... who knows.

Thanks to everyone, its great to receive such a huge response.
brandon

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