Does Maxwell
will support Modo ? or could it be plugged with no prob or model and scenes exported to it?
it will support Lw, so they say…
Rendering
DMack
#28
I’m getting tired of not knowing about the other Lux products…But I have a solution!!!
I vote that Luxology employ someone who endlessly lets things slip out by accident…we all know people who are completely rubbish at keeping secrets…Luxology needs one (Dion etc are far too tight lipped - trust me I’ve tried every way to squeeze info out of them…only to get the same answer…‘we can’t talk about…bla de bla de bla!’
So guys and gals…if you know someone who is particularly bad at keeping secrets get them to send their CV to Luxology for the post of ‘Don’t tell anyone anything about our range of products that might or might not exist…I wasn’t there when it didn’t happen’
David
Renderman_XSI
#29
Im getting tired of them being so tight lip also. but that really isnt that big of a issue, i just wish they were more like the Silo developers who update THEIR users with small tadbit everyweek in the forum!
Lux better hurry up, the 3DCG industry is changing and changing for good, it’ll be about a year from now that we’ll see real time REYES capable workstation by the most unconventional company 
Lux be more like Silo developers!!
Nigel_Baker
#30
That job sound perfect for me.
I would love to talk about this that may or may not excist. Now that would be fun.
Thanks
drkollossus
#31
I couldn’t agree more. I hate to keep making the comparison to LightWave, but it’s there, for obvious reasons. And one of the things that always bugged me about LightWave is that they would be working on the next “version” for a year or more. When there were things that needed to be addressed immediately. You might get a maintenance upgrade a few weeks after the initial release but then silence for a year.
Now I know that it’s only been 2.5 months since Modo was released, but considering all the hype about how fast they could develop using nexus, I was hoping that they would throw us a new thingy here and there; A bug fix, a new Pearl script, a text tool, (hint hint) whatever.
I know that this thing is still in it infancy, and I know that they are working very hard on both updating modo, and “other things.” but I’m feeling a little left out of the loop.
c-g
#33
“Tight lip”? I was wondering how much time they had to develop with all the hand holding they need to be doing in this forum alone.
c-g
#35
Sounds like you haven’t seen most of the stuff they have had to answer here.
I just popped over to the silo forum. I didn’t see as many people asking RTFM questions like they have been of Luxology.
Renderman_XSI
#36
Well unless you have some specail info that most user dont have access to, than no. But as far as what has been show of Luxology on the cgtalk networks…i have seen them all.
anyways, i’ll leave it at that. I think “drkollossus” sums it up nicely.
bradpeebler
#37
Revealing development efforts early is a double edged blade. Half the people complain about “over hyping” pre-release software and the other half complain that they are “out of the loop”. Our policy of “tight lips” is there for a solid reason. We know that development schedules change and we also know that people make decisions about their business based on the information we provide. Therefore it is important that we have a VERY solid understanding our a release date before we make official announcements or even talk officially about a product.
Yes we have done some sneak peeks of technology in the past. We have demonstrated technology for rendering, animation and other content creation tools. However, we are very careful not to make any product announcements about these technologies and we generally do not promote these technologies beyond the sneak preview. These tech previews are designed to let people understand where we as a company are heading. They are not intended for people to use for purchase planning.
That being said, we also want to extend special thanks to our user base and as such we will be making some information available to registered users of modo prior to the public release of said info. Registered users will receive more information about this sometime in the next week or two.
Thanks for all your feedback and consideration.
Brad Peebler
President
Luxology
TrexGreg
#39
Brad, you’re such a teaser!
NEXT WEEK or TWO ???
These Christmas are going to be …exotic! 
:applause:
Cheers,
Beamtracer
#42
Brad, nice to see you here on CGtalk. Everyone’s really excited 'cause we wanna know what ya got!
As I said before, it’s a pity the renderer isn’t available now! It’s a unique situation with users fleeing in droves from another particular 3D app. It’s like a herd of wildebeest migrating. Those users need a renderer now. If Lux’s product is not ready, they’ll go buy something else. Later it will be harder to pry those users from their alternate renderers, as they will have settled in. Better to get them now while the transition is happening.
DMack
#43
I couldn’t agree more…I have used ‘another 3D app’ for many years but in its current state/rate of progress I am seriously considering, for the first time, a move…This is partially why I feel it WOULD make commercial sense to give a rough release timetable for the renderer and animation modules (if they are indeed separated). Based on Lux’s experience with Modo development and development to date of the renderer/animation module(s) it must surely be possible to predict roughly when the release(s) will be…and that might make people say…‘hey I’ll stick with my current 3D app a little longer and see what the Lux stuff is like’ before taking the financial and learing plunge into another 3D app…as Beamtracer says…once people/companies have moved over to say Maya or XSI…(like a large studio in the UK already has)…it’s going to be very very hard to get them to move away from this new investment in time and money. Regarding the people who complain about hype…I say ignore them…Give people information…it’s the best way for people/companies to make informed choices/decisions…denying this for the sake of a few people who complain of ‘hyping’ does not, IMO make sense.
I fully understand that details of ‘super cool’ features would be a bad idea re competition…but general/broad statements???
So Brad…what do you say…would it be possible to at least give a rough release timetable (H1 or H2 2005) for the products in the pipline?
Thanks.
bbxstudio
#44
There are areas in which MODO’s documentation is scant at best - namely modeling (odd that, considering it’s a modeling app). If they provided as much info on SDS modeling as they did for assigning keyboard shortcuts, they’d be much further ahead. As it stands, they seem to assume that users have experience working with subdivision surfaces in LW or Maya, which makes diving in rather difficult. This ‘breezing over’ SDS modeling in the documentation is the app’s single biggest shortcoming, IMHO. They’re relying far too much on the end-user having to adapt by hunting down LW tutorials.
drkollossus
#45
I’m going to have to disagree with you there. I want to know as much as anyone else here, but, I think, it would be disastrous for them to announce anything before they are ready. Dont you remember just a few months back when they announced that modo would be out by the end of the month and they missed that deadline by just a few days? People where practically calling for their heads on sticks.
I’ve seen it a dozen times, software is announced and then the deadlines slip, and the fans (yes fans, not users) freak out. The name calling starts, and the whole thing goes down hill very fast.
No, the best way to handle this is to keep their collective mouths shut until they can say precisely what and when. And maybe that is what is coming in the next few weeks… but I don’t think so. I mean technically (I believe) they have not officially announced anything about a renderer or animation capabilities. I know, I was at the demo, but that was not an announcement. It was just a showing of technology (again, I believe). And I would bet that, that kind of an announcement would happen at a trade show. Siggraph would be my bet. Look at the cycle for modo. 1. Secret showing, 2) rumors on the net, 3) buzz as Siggraph approaches 4) big announcement and showing at Siggraph 5) then shipping a few weeks or a month after. (Luxology prove me wrong).
And as for studios that are thinking of switching, or is it you that is thinking of switching; Let me pose this to you. Do you have to switch? Is there a feature that you cannot complete a project without? Well, then switch. If your renderer has stopped working, then switch. If it is no longer financially beneficial, then switch. Never try to make plans based on software that dose not exist yet. Especially when no one knows exactly what to expect. which I suppose is your point. and I guess mine is you can’t rush these things.
besides, it would be like peeking at your christmas presents…
Brad