RE: Torn

2014-05-03 Thread Sam Bowling
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Hi Sam. In the spirit of fairness, I just wanted to add some info to your observations regarding Modo. You can snap your rotations by holding down the CTRL key. This should help you achieve precise values. Snaps are turned on and off using F11

Re: Torn

2014-05-03 Thread Angus Davidson
@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Torn RANT WARNING! This started out as a reply to Sergio about Modo, but quickly turns into a rant as I keep running across absolutely moronic issues with this stupid program. If you

Re: Torn

2014-05-03 Thread Sergio Mucino
...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sergio Mucino Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 6:58 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Hi Sam. In the spirit of fairness, I just wanted to add some info to your observations regarding Modo. You can snap

Re: Torn

2014-05-03 Thread Perry Harovas
...@listproc.autodesk.comsoftimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Sergio Mucino *Sent:* Friday, May 02, 2014 6:58 AM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Torn Hi Sam. In the spirit of fairness, I just wanted to add some info to your observations regarding Modo

Re: Torn

2014-05-02 Thread Sergio Mucino
like Autodesk is going to be missing out on any future money from me. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mirko Jankovic Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 6:06 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn

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2014-05-01 Thread Tony Naqvi
Hi All, Not sure if a consensus was reached on this, but I’m torn between which way to turn in learning a new package. Want to stay away from Maya as much as possible (since I already know it pretty well) and will continue to use Soft for as long as I can, but thought it worth at least

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Cristobal Infante
if a consensus was reached on this, but I’m torn between which way to turn in learning a new package. Want to stay away from Maya as much as possible (since I already know it pretty well) and will continue to use Soft for as long as I can, but thought it worth at least starting to look

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Marshall
I'm still struggling. There's a lot to take on board.

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2014-05-01 Thread Mirko Jankovic
the question is what is your area of expretese what do you wanna do, are you cahracter animator, effects guy, simulations cloth, lighting rendering.. al full generalist and wanna deliver final product from modeling to final rendering. that can help out choosing On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:07 PM,

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Jon Swindells
I've gone for a blender-houdini-nuke thing adding modo to the pipe as soon as resources become less scarce :) i would keep on with blender, you'd be surprised where you can fit it into your pipeline. currently, it's my main modeller, idea/face shape sculpter (skin mesh + dyna-topo is

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Marshall
Complete generalist, working in tv, corporate, architecture, medical, FX, simulations etc etc. It's probably easier to say what I don't do, which is any character stuff, though I've done a bit of that too. Everything else is included. So software of choice in this scenario.Softimage. Obvious

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread olivier jeannel
You should go toward C4D since it's the one I'm planning to get into :) (and some houdini too) Read that message and obey. Le 01/05/2014 14:49, Chris Marshall a écrit : Complete generalist, working in tv, corporate, architecture, medical, FX, simulations etc etc. It's probably easier to say

RE: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Ed Harriss
: Torn Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. Couple years On May 1, 2014 3:02 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.frmailto:olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote: You should go toward C4D since it's the one I'm planning to get into :) (and some houdini too) Read

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Perry Harovas
Jankovic *Sent:* Thursday, May 01, 2014 9:06 AM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Torn Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. Couple years On May 1, 2014 3:02 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote: You should go toward

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Marshall
-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Mirko Jankovic *Sent:* Thursday, May 01, 2014 9:06 AM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Torn Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. Couple

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Sergio Mucino
This is quite true. Depending on what you actually intend to achieve, it may affect your decision. Even though I lean a lot more towards the technical side of things, I needed a software package that would be able to do pretty much everything. I jumped on Modo several months ago, and I've been

RE: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Ed Harriss
I addition to what Perry listed, I found a few very small things in C4D that are nice. (Keep in mind, I have limited experience with C4D) A preference that changes icons in the interface from pictures to text. ☺ An “increment and save” option. You can have more than one scene open at a time.

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Andres Stephens
Torn is the right word I think! I am sticking to SI till it no-longer has any juice left for the industry, like a dried up squeezed lemon. I still see that it is quite future proof in many areas, even without it’s advanced “viewport” so even after 2 years of updates and bugfixes, it should

RE: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Sven Constable
PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Torn is the right word I think! I am sticking to SI till it no-longer has any juice left for the industry, like a dried up squeezed lemon. I still see that it is quite future proof in many areas, even without it’s advanced “viewport

Re: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Greg Punchatz
offers us. Unlike some of you guys I wont rule Maya out because there are to many good people that can drive that boat... even if AD pissed me off. Greg On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Andres Stephens drais...@outlook.comwrote: Torn is the right word I think! I am sticking to SI till

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2014-05-01 Thread jentzen mooney
*To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Torn Torn is the right word I think! I am sticking to SI till it no-longer has any juice left for the industry, like a dried up squeezed lemon. I still see that it is quite future proof in many areas, even without it’s advanced “viewport

RE: Torn

2014-05-01 Thread Sam Bowling
...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mirko Jankovic Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 6:06 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. Couple years On May 1, 2014 3:02 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote: You

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-09 Thread Stefan Kubicek
: Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one. Using this: xsi = Application ad = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout for N in ad.Views: print N.Name prints Menu Window. Is there a way to find the title of the torn off Menu Window so I can be sure it's the right

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-09 Thread Tony Barbieri
will not be the same name as the original Menu name. -tony On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one. Using this: xsi = Application ad = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout for N

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-09 Thread Luc-Eric Rousseau
name as the original Menu name. -tony On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one. Using this: xsi = Application ad = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout for N in ad.Views

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-09 Thread Stefan Kubicek
menu. If someone tears off a sub-menu for instance, the name will not be the same name as the original Menu name. -tony On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one. Using

Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Tony Barbieri
Hello! I am working on a project that is dynamically rebuilding menus with different entries. The menu building is all functioning correctly...unless a torn off menu exists. The non-torn off menu is updated correctly, but the torn off menu becomes orphaned because the old callbacks no longer

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Bradley Gabe
am working on a project that is dynamically rebuilding menus with different entries. The menu building is all functioning correctly...unless a torn off menu exists. The non-torn off menu is updated correctly, but the torn off menu becomes orphaned because the old callbacks no longer exist

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Tony Barbieri
correctly...unless a torn off menu exists. The non-torn off menu is updated correctly, but the torn off menu becomes orphaned because the old callbacks no longer exist in memory. Ideally (and I know this is a long shot) we would rebuild the torn off menu. If that is not possible then I would just

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Tony Barbieri
Is it possible to disallow tearing off a menu? Because of the frequency of menu updates, there could be a lot of orphaned torn off menus about... On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the reply, Brad!! Wasn't sure if you had messed

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Luc-Eric Rousseau
. -B Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I am working on a project that is dynamically rebuilding menus with different entries. The menu building is all functioning correctly...unless a torn off menu exists. The non-torn

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Tony Barbieri
Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one. Using this: xsi = Application ad = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout for N in ad.Views: print N.Name prints Menu Window. Is there a way to find the title of the torn off Menu Window so I can be sure it's

Re: Programmatically Close a Torn off Menu

2013-07-08 Thread Tony Barbieri
of my menu. If someone tears off a sub-menu for instance, the name will not be the same name as the original Menu name. -tony On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Tony Barbieri great...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Luc-Eric. I am able to find the torn off menu but I'm trying to find the right one