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Posted: Mar 09, 2010
Category: Autodesk 3ds Max, Cool tech, Looking Forwards
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| Posted by Wobi on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:05 AM
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@Shane:
I didn't want to make a fuss about that. I'm really exited about this release and can't wait to have it here. You guys are doing a great job over there. I love MAX and work with it every day, so maybe I sometimes write some comments before having thought about it from an objective way....
Soooooooooo, why isn't it already april^^. I need this "Slate material editor" here, hehe. Maybe there is a chance to see one or two other videos on some of the new features?!?
Greetz Ben
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| Posted by PiXeL_MoNKeY on Mar 12, 2010 at 05:02 PM
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Wobi, remember that Slate is just the beginning of more to come. In the XBR webinar they stated that there are plans for nodal views and UI consistency. My guess is at some point Slate will expand beyond simply materials. However, doing all of the work to build new ways to access and manage data isn't that simple and will take time. So you get some now and I am sure there will be more as we progress through the XBR process. So for now it may appears to be node joe, but in the future it will probably be much more than those guys could have ever done on their own, this can already be seen in the enhancements made to the Graphite tools.
-Eric
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| Posted by Shane Griffith on Mar 12, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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Well, we bought NodeJoe, did some modifications to it and it is now fully integrated as the "Slate material editor". The two creators of NodeJoe are working with us.
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| Posted by mike_kennedy on Mar 12, 2010 at 11:28 AM
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Glad to see some thing that is proven rather than a bad implementation. I think it's a good thing when these great developers are actually hired on, what better proof of skill than developing a well known and highly regarded plug.
Autodesk hired the polyboost developer and he has added some great features, not just Graphite.
Rather this than copying the feature poorly.
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| Posted by Dnashj33 on Mar 12, 2010 at 10:23 AM
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I see what you're saying...but for many users, it is new...and they obviously did a good deal of work to integrate it and add some further enhancements. Most Max users know what these tools were, when they existed as plugins, so I'm sure AD isn't trying to snow anyone over. They are simply licensing the toolset as it's own. Whether AD's own developers or a 3rd party creates it, doesn't really matter...the developer is paid for their work.
It's just like a company that hires you to make a treatment for their ad. Once they've signed off on it and issued you a check, your work is now their property. I don't know why AD names their tools what they do. Some of them are a bit odd...but as long as it does what I need it to, I really don't care.
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