Comparing max and maya

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# 1 16-01-2006 , 05:13 AM

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What are the better features in max when comparing to maya and vice versa.?

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# 2 16-01-2006 , 05:54 PM

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mayas UI kicks MAX's butt!

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# 3 16-01-2006 , 06:54 PM

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Max has better polygon modeling tools
Maya has better sub-d creasing tools
Max has better cloth features
Max has better spline editing tools
Maya has a nicer UV editor
Max has better simulation tools
Maya has MEL

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# 4 17-01-2006 , 04:00 AM

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Whats good in rendering, IK/FK, Fur,animation... ?

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# 5 17-01-2006 , 04:12 AM

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Rendering? Maya and Max both use MentalRay for their high-end rendering. That said, Pixar (Renderman) and nVidia (Gelato) are more geared towards Maya than Max.... that ALSO said, most videogame companies are geared more towards Max than Maya (though nowhere near the stereotypical slant... its still pretty level, and without logical reason why)

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# 6 17-01-2006 , 04:21 AM

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Maya Software or Mental Ray does not render particles.

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# 7 17-01-2006 , 07:35 PM

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Would be nice if XSI would also be compared in the process.. no i like this or that thread.. but just the facts.. im very interested in XSI it has 64 bit support, giga ploygon core and the face robot seems really nice.. also i heared it integrates good with zbrush.

Also Modo 201 seems really great.. well unleast the previews of it that i have seen.

What i really miss in Maya are good polygon tools.. I really like silo it is simple and fast for polygon modelling.. user added image

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# 8 17-01-2006 , 09:38 PM

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oh! Max has VRAY! And Brazil! renderers

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# 9 17-01-2006 , 09:51 PM

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I get paid to use Maya. No one pays me to use Max. I'd say that's a pretty good "feature" right now. user added image

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# 10 17-01-2006 , 11:48 PM

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hehe, good one danny ! user added image

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# 11 18-01-2006 , 06:29 AM

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so whats the FASTEST rendering prog. coz rendering in maya takes hours and DAYS.

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# 12 18-01-2006 , 06:33 AM

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if i say its max or maya, you're actually going to beleive me...

you actually believe any of those comparaisons?

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# 13 18-01-2006 , 06:33 AM

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Hey guys i have heard a prog called Anim8or, its small in size, how is the software anyways?

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# 14 18-01-2006 , 04:20 PM

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V-Ray for maya is in beta now user added image

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oh! Max has VRAY! And Brazil! renderers

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# 15 20-01-2006 , 10:55 AM

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Max and Maya are different. Simple as that really. Maya has some good tools so does Max. Maya's Nurbs are very cool but then Max's poly modelling tools are some of the best I've ever used. Max has Vray, Brazil etc but then Maya has one of the best renderes ever in the form of Renderman (Pixar). It's all down to the artisti and how he uses the tools he has. Don't get too hung up one one app or the other just use the one you feel most comfortable with and you will learn more and creat more stunning visuals that way. Best of luck to ya. Dan user added image

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