Hey Rob - Fabric 2.0 will be a step in that direction. https://vimeo.com/84300368 gives an overview of the thinking behind that project (subject to change blah blah). We'll also be making Fabric available in Houdini, so there'll be portability of tools between Soft and Maya/Max/Houdini - this means it's not a binary choice. You might look to continue on Soft for a few years, but custom tools etc get built on Fabric so they're portable - then as you shift towards Houdini or Maya (or something else) you can move things across. We also have our standalone framework, but it's a stretch to imagine that being a full replacement for Soft.
If you haven't seen what the Splice API means for portability, there's a full demo here: https://vimeo.com/groups/fabric/videos/76325922 Lastly, I think we've proven to be a responsive company when it comes to what customers ask for. Even if you're not yet ready to pull the trigger and give us money, getting the free license and giving us feedback is a good way to get us thinking about what you need. Cheers, Paul On 28 February 2014 06:30, Nika Ragua <nikaragu...@gmail.com> wrote: > emmm...somehow the center of gravity of the thread would always be going > away - ok, i`ll fix it - noone is going to burn the bridges, thats kinda > obvious that > ICE would be in use for a long time for those, who likes it - i just asked > where who will go in the future, and if there would be enough people who > would move > in the same direction, so why be separate, when we can go organized, > saving the good things that we got. > so again, learning +1 application with ICE-similar functionality - who > where will go ? > > > 2014-02-28 15:12 GMT+04:00 Eric Mootz <e...@mootzoid.com>: > > I am continuing development, sure thing. >> Softimage has been my development platform for years and each and every >> plugin is FIRST developed for Softimage and then, possibly, ported to other >> apps. >> >> Take care, >> Eric >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Jens Lindgren <jens.lindgren....@gmail.com> >> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> *Sent:* Friday, February 28, 2014 12:09 PM >> *Subject:* Re: ICE migration thread. no tears here ))) >> >> Just because the dev is stopping doesn't mean Softimage stops working. >> I will continue to use it for several years and under that time a lot can >> change on the market. Who knows how Maya, Houdini and Modo looks like in >> 2-3 years. >> In other words I think it is still too early to make such a decision. >> I can see the problem for schools teaching Softimage at the moment. They >> are the only ones that need to make a quick decision. >> And I really hope that Mootz, Solid Angle, Exocortex, etc. wont stop >> developing right away. I will probably start publishing some of my internal >> tools just to keep the community going. >> >> /Jens >> > >
