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Re:Blender for Hackers – 3D modeling is just like using VIM by ino on Thursday January 12, 2017 @06:19AM (#13381407)
I've read 3ds max 9 (2006) documentation. It's the best software documentation I've read in all my life. It covers everything from basic to really advanced. I don't know how the documentation is today.

Less features? The only thing I can think of are the advanced topology surfaces that rhino has. I'd argue most people don't need or want those.

What I REALLY dislike about max is the subscription model. It encourages piracy in all but the wealthiest nations worldwide.

But the biggest downside of all is being windows only.

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Re:Blender for Hackers – 3D modeling is just like using VIM by talmand on Thursday January 12, 2017 @09:45AM (#13382538)
I would say the pricing of MAX encouraged piracy since the beginning.
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Re:Blender for Hackers – 3D modeling is just like using VIM by NTripleOne on Thursday January 12, 2017 @10:45AM (#13383090)
>the biggest downside of all is being windows only.

I like how nobody ever complains about software that's OSX only, but if something is windows only then HOLY SHIT CALL OUT THE FUCKING CAVALRY

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Re:Blender for Hackers – 3D modeling is just like using VIM by astrodust on Thursday January 12, 2017 @01:15PM (#13384627)
People love Linux, BSD and macOS/OS X in ways they've never loved Windows, that's why.

Most people tolerate Windows. Many are waiting for the day they can get rid of it completely except for this annoying list of Windows-only applications they can't live without.

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