I hate 3D Studio Max
Modelling a spaceship: 2 hours
Figuring out how to texture a planet: 2 hours
3D Studio Max crashing: GAO DESU!!!
Doing random little adjustments and wasting a lot time: 2 hours
Can’t finish rendering a 4000-frame animation in time to meet the assignment deadline: priceless
I rock.
ZOMG YES LENS FLARE!
Look mum, no propulsion!
Ooo, look at the lame laser effect
How did Makoto Shinkai make Hoshi no Koe on his Power G4 Mac without going insane is beyond me. And yes, I do realize that the sun shouldn’t be visible in the last picture…
July 4th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Well even if you learn 3Ds Max you will get annoyed with it very fast. If you know other 3D programs you will know your are dealing with a moron interface and moron “solutions” which is rarly tested before publishing.
You usually have to plan your way around all the things that makes Max crash ! Its amasing for a program that cost in danish kroner ca. 30 000 KR !!
I have been working professionaly with 3Ds max since version 4 and have done all around kind of work with it. Compared to other 3d programs out there it sucks in not being stable enough. Support !? …. LOL ! you think the people who made an more and more unstable 3D program would know the reason for your problem .. of course not !
Wanna get into 3d … lean blender and save your savings for when you really need it.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:16 am
I totally agree:
After using 3D studio since 2.5, I’ve not found a version yet that is either:
Stable
User friendly
Industry leading
Worth the money
But alas, this is the program I am forced by my employers to use.
With Maya now devoured by this mediocre company, I get that sinking feeling again. Max wasn’t even built to be a proper 3D program, it use to be an extension of auto CAD, also a terrible program (if you have ever had to use that nightmare, then seen how good solidworks is you’ll know what I mean).
To top it off, they re-release the same crap each year with the same crappy bugs every time! And they expect everyone to fork out money for this tripe.
Abandon ship people, Max is a con.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:10 am
I love 3ds max with all of it’s bugs =) maybe it’s just habit?! =)