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Re:Autodesk criticised by architects by sprafa on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:51AM (#24035813)
As far as modelling goes you can now model in almost anything you want (Blender/Maya/whatever).

Maya is the default for animation pipelines, since it has the more robust animation tools.

Houdini is for FX and sims, and Houdini is STUNNING in its development speed at the moment. Each of their software updates has 100+ features a year, and these are complex overhauls or entire new toolkits. I don’t know anyone in 3D who isn’t salivating at what’s going on with SideFX and Houdini.

Re:Autodesk criticised by architects by pzone on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:30AM (#24047259)
Houdini has also cracked the market open to indie pricing. Autodesk has finally offered $250/year subscriptions for Max and Maya after sustained pressure from SideFX’s offering.