stig_olsen Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hi,Im so incredible happy that I just discovered Maya, after struggling with Houdini a year or so.When I opened Maya, everything was so intuitive and clever - I just understood the basics without any tutorial and it feels fantastic to be an artist again without the need of a beeing into engineering or number cruncher.In my opinion Houdini is a non working resource if you dont have carried through several advanced courses of different data languages.And, it is insane that you need a bunch of nodes to do simple tasks, hours to set up the renderer to perform a decent result and advanced and multiple languages to do the simplest tasks.But Im very happy about the voronoi fracturing and dynamic solutions, and I hope I find the dynamic tools in Maya to offer the same flexibility. Stig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mantragora Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Before vultures will come to eat you, I say, good for you. Happy MELing! Now DIE! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SreckoM Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hi, Im so incredible happy that I just discovered Maya, after struggling with Houdini a year or so. When I opened Maya, everything was so intuitive and clever - I just understood the basics without any tutorial and it feels fantastic to be an artist again without the need of a beeing into engineering or number cruncher. In my opinion Houdini is a non working resource if you dont have carried through several advanced courses of different data languages. And, it is insane that you need a bunch of nodes to do simple tasks, hours to set up the renderer to perform a decent result and advanced and multiple languages to do the simplest tasks. But Im very happy about the voronoi fracturing and dynamic solutions, and I hope I find the dynamic tools in Maya to offer the same flexibility. Stig Cya in year or so .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybar Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I felt the exact same thing but the other way around, when I found Houdini. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanGranskg Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) If Maya works for you that's great. Edited July 3, 2014 by JonathanGranskg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altbighead Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 It's a Free World Baby! choose what works for you and go with it.Houdini is not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxsonsa Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I love that everyone here is talking like he is leaving or dying hahahaha! I think i will go with the relationship tone. Great to hear you found something you enjoy man, you are a good person and deserve to be treated so, good ridence to that gal houdini. Always so needy! In all seriousness, Maya is a great app and I am glad you enjoy it! never lose your houdini knowledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexey Vanzhula Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Maya is dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreitag Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 i can't read all the epic threads about software x again y. at the end its the user in front of the software, who is ABLE OR NOT to use your software. and i forgot: modo is better then povray.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxsonsa Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Maya is dead I dont think thats fair to say lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexey Vanzhula Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) I used it near 14 years. Thanx to AD she is DEAD (Hello XSI users) Edited July 3, 2014 by Alexey Vanzhula 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaq Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 honestly for everything mundane Maya is a way better piece of kit.Modelling animation rigging is all easier and faster in Maya... it's when you want to do something complex or make it into a reusable system where Houdini shines. remember though, it's never versus, it is a cooperation between tools. pick the right tool for the job. don't force it the other way around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mantragora Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 honestly for everything mundane Maya is a way better piece of kit. Modelling animation rigging is all easier and faster in Maya... I don't think that modeling is easier in Maya. Technical modeling is way better in Houdini and for anything organic I wouldn't even touch any of those two because they suck badly at it. Rigging? That also depends on what type of rig you want to do. Animation? If you are talking about character animation, than yes. But in todays world, with cheap consumer VR solutions for tracking body movement on the horizont, character animation may enter the age of "Do we really need Maya for this?". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hi, Im so incredible happy that I just discovered Maya, after struggling with Houdini a year or so. When I opened Maya, everything was so intuitive and clever - I just understood the basics without any tutorial and it feels fantastic to be an artist again without the need of a beeing into engineering or number cruncher. In my opinion Houdini is a non working resource if you dont have carried through several advanced courses of different data languages. And, it is insane that you need a bunch of nodes to do simple tasks, hours to set up the renderer to perform a decent result and advanced and multiple languages to do the simplest tasks. But Im very happy about the voronoi fracturing and dynamic solutions, and I hope I find the dynamic tools in Maya to offer the same flexibility. Stig I'm not entirely certain why you posted this here other than to solicit vigorous disagreement . Either way, if Maya works for you then go for it. Hopefully it helps you grow and become a better artist. If you ever come back to Houdini, you know where to find us. M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annon Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm with you mate! Good on ya! Have a joy filled life! Seeya... *slow claps him out of the building* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 This is obviously a troll thread; it serves no purpose. Let's try to keep odforce filled with professionalism and enthusiasm. Don't be afraid to come back should you grow tired of the Undo workflow. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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