software questions

[WChestnutt]

well, i would certainly not just dump lw!. dont many large studios give you a range of programs to use?

although, the vast majority of games and studios (to my knowledge) use max and maya, so if i were you i would start learning them (or at least max).

Good luck,

Will

[kid tripod]

A surprising number use Lightwave quietly, mainly for modelling.

Bungie (Halo), Epic (Unreal), Criterion (Burnout, Trickstyle) all spring to mind.

[TheFreak]

I don't think it's time to hang up the Newtek gloves just yet, obviously consider what the pro's and con's are before hand but there are games that use Lightwave (Serious Sam) for one and i think it looks damn impressive.

I'm no expert in the area but i can see where you are coming from on this.

Perhaps you might get a more detailed answer from the guys in the Game Art forum or the Modelling Forum.

And yeah we know about Wings :) it even has it's own wee forum in the Application Specific area.

Good Luck anyway and how about posting some of your excellent work :) i wanna see how good this stuff is so i can aspire to be you :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[RedFish]

well if you are going for gaming then Max has 80% of that market. hope that helps.

[campy22]

thanks guys..
that's what I thought..
i've been looking at studio max recently..

hum...
it's quite a bit different than lightwave..
but,
shouldn't be that hard to figure out.
the stacking system is quite nice actually..
but, the modelling is a bit akward to me right now.
thank god, i can still model in wings and bring it in max..

animation in max, versus lightwave is non comparable.
lightwave's animation is archaic, not very efficient at all.
Max's is nicer for what i want to do..

I'm still having troubles with the boning system in max, but , it comes with good little tutorials..
hum..
at first glance..
between lightwave and Max..
hum..
you know..
It's a hard thing to say, but it does seem that max definitevely has some user friendly quality that you just don't find in lightwave.

But..
the modelling is not quite as nice.
hum.
too bad!

ok.
anybody has great max tutorials on uv mapping, and rigging??
Campy22

ps ( as soon as i do something nice in Max , i'll post!!!)

[OINGOBOINGO]

Try this tut for max textureing- I found it very informative.

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/joanofarc/bases1.asp

Good luck

[campy22]

Hey, oingobongo( love your name, by the way!!)..
that link does not work..

nevertheless..
Thanks a bunch you guys..
's funny, but, sometimes i read threads and people asking stuff..
they get an answer , maybe not the one they were looking for, but , when they reply to the answer, it is in the negative form!


i can't belive that!

so..
Thanks everybody for all thehelp you are giving, and, I hope to be able to give as much


cheers!
Campy22

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