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Thanks but no thanks Autodesk. Why do I feel like Autodesk is starting to take it's cues from Oracle? I've been working on a side project in Unreal Engine 4, w
by arca_vorago 11y ago
Thanks but no thanks Autodesk. Why do I feel like Autodesk is starting to take it's cues from Oracle?
I've been working on a side project in Unreal Engine 4, which is amazing, but you'll notice that the majority of Epic devs work in Maya. Autodesk realized there was opportunity to make some money, and finally released Maya LT subscription for devs, but there are still a ton of import/export and other pipeline issues. I mean Autodesk owns the FBX format but can't get a good pipeline mechanism going for it? Now that I see this, it totally makes sense. They saw what the Epic guys were doing, probably even trolled their codebase for ideas, said "Hey, we can do the same thing but make it proprietary and cost a shit ton, just like all our other stuff, and make tons of bank! All we have to do is make sure our tools work with our tools best and everything else is subpar, and it will force devs who want those features into our camp!" Look at the damn interface, it looks almost identical in layout to UE4!
On a similar note, as a sysadmin with Autocad users, and the most recent quote I got for a single new sub license was $4k+, I am now investigating migrating to open source solutions that can perform everything we need without being licensed into the ground. Not every company has $20k just sitting around for license upgrades...
Edit: I understand my tone is negative, but in this case I think it's warranted. I would appreciate discussion instead of just a downvote please. I also took out the needlessly negative last paragraph.