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3ds Max Dev Team meeting - Thanks for coming along

Hi All

I just wanted to send a sincere thanks to those of you who came along to the 'invite only' 3ds Max Development Team meeting last week. I know I can speak for the other guys when I say that all the feedback was genuinely appreciated and all goes towards helping ensure we have an even stronger product for another 20 years.

We had a large group of users arrive from all areas of 3ds Max's usage. This included VFX, Games and Design Visualisation. Due to the relatively short two hours, we could only cover some areas, and if you came along to the event, and want to have a more detailed one-to-one chat with us then please feel free to email me directly. We hope to do more informal events in the near future, so keep an eye on this space. Many of you came up at the end and said how positive you were about what you had seen, but remember you can continue to send feedback (email me) regarding the event itself or the details and roadmap discussed.

The below pictures should show you what you missed out on, in the (crowded) Autodesk London Office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A big thanks also needs to go to Demir Ali and Rob Jamieson from AMD/ATI for supply the beer, wine, nibbles and free V5800 graphics card... Congratulations to the lucky winner.

 

Of course, If your reading this and have no idea what im talking about then you can see the original event invite and details by clicking here.

Until the next time.... Happy Max'ing

Do you want to meet with the 3ds Max/Design Development team?

Hi All

• - Do you want to meet the 3ds Max/Design Product Manager?
• - Do you have questions for the Lead Product Developers of 3ds Max/Design?

Register now to attend this exclusive free event and put your questions, ideas and suggestions directly to the 3ds Max/Design development team.  Both Shane and Pierre-Felix are over from the US and Canada and want to hear what you have to say! You will even get to meet Neil, our very own UK lead developer of viewport technologies.

• When:                  Thursday 24th March
• Where:                 Autodesk London office
• At:                       7 - 9pm (6.30 arrival)
• RSVP:                  via email by clicking here

The evening, organised in conjunction with the 3ds Max London User Group, will be an informal gathering of like-minded people to help steer the future direction of 3ds Max/Design.

Click here to register.  Due to the sensitive nature of data being shared with you, a NDA (non-disclosure Agreement) may be required. Please note, priority will be given to existing London User Group members.

 

Autodesk’s Soho Office, Ingeni Building, 15-17 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 0DE

Happy Max’ing, and see you on the 24th.....

 

Mudbox 2012 Sneak Peek Videos by Wayne Robson

Hi All

The Man, The Myth, The Legend that is Wayne Robson has kindly passed over some sneak peek videos of Mudbox 2012 in action. Have a look at his workflow and gain some inspiration into how this Autodesk Mudbox Master uses the software to full effect.

Wayne has created the below timelapses as a what he calls a 'warm-up' before he starts the real work, but knowing how Wayne works he's probably slowed them down!

 

 

As I'm sure many of you are now aware, Mudbox is part of the 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite offering.

Happy Max'ing

Shush don't tell anyone....

Hi All

Here are some Technology Previews - Generated on a Laptop (HP 8730w Elitebook). View at your own risk of getting over excited....

 

 

Make you sure you look at the other videos, found on the '3dsMaxSneakPeek' YouTube Channel.

Happy Max'ing

 

Project XBR video uploaded

Hi All

The 'XBR' webinar recording is now live. This was presented by Shane Griffith, 3ds Max's Product Manager at Autodesk. As such, this is an important webinar, that I highly recommend you watch, preferably with a large cup of tea and chocolate cookie. As this indepth sesion lasts for over 1 hour.

In case your not aware, Project XBR (or Excalibur) is an ongoing restructuring of 3ds Max. The webinar covers many important areas for you, as a user, including graphics, simulation initatives and UI changes.

  

During the webinar there were a number of public polls. To see the results of these, I recommend you visit Ken's blog.

Happy Max'ing

Want to be a 3ds max 'Thinkbox software' beta tester?

Morning All,

Thinkbox software are looking for 3ds Max users to become beta testers of their tools. If your intersted in testing the 'Bermuda' ocean surface tool then email this address with the subject 'Bermuda.' They were  recently also asking for 'Frost' beta testers, so why not enquire about this as at the same time to see if the opportunity still exists.

You may not know the name 'Thinkbox software' but you will certainly know the tools they are responsible for, the powerful Krakatoa and Deadline. I encourage you to look at the links and embedded videos to see what they offer.

 

What is Thinkbox software?

"Thinkbox Software is a group of talented developers and creatives focused on designing innovative and unique solutions for artists in the entertainment industry. With decades of feature film experience, award winning effects and successful commercial products under our belts, we know we're going to create intelligent tools for your desktop, laptop and portable - all designed to unleash your creative potential. "

Happy Max'ing