i have to agree with ragecgi. not that i have to upgrade soon to be up to date with the code, but that there really is no real big thing. the pdf reads like a cool advertisement to justify the new number. massive improvements? yeah - if you list every fart in the pdf, it is a massive change. why does a|w need to mention that documentation e.g. is a lot better? documentation in 4.5 is excellent, imho.Originally posted by roach105
the only big think in Maya 4.5 was fluids. Other than that they put in a bunch of plugins.
Maya 5 has a massive amount of enhancements. Just check this out.
https://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/pro...newinmaya5.pdf
it is very unlikely that a|w goes bankrupt or gets sold to another company, so maya will continue til version 14.5 if they dont mess up and stop developing. in 1993 i seen tdi explore the first time with my own eyes on the cebit :yipee: . and i was fascinated - how the guy first showed the ready animation of a dragon flying around a tower and then he went in differant processes and explained the new features of the new version of explore. i would never have dreamed that tdi gets sold. but it got sold - and now we all have a bit explore in every maya. bottom line: never say never if it comes to software just cease to exist and competitors instead of doing real competition to just buy the competitor for fun.Originally posted by Emo
one thing that scares me is this question:
How long are they gonna make new versions of maya until there is nothing else to enhance... I mean... I dont really think there'll be Maya 11.5
Maybe they'll change the name and start over from the beginning with some new generation software based on maya...
-Emo