Project "Excalibur" finally going ahead (Max reconstruction/rewrite)

[Morne]

This has been rumoured for some time now, but finally it seems to be officially going ahead.
This is definately one to watch closely

http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/excalibur_xbr_update

I wonder how long this is going to take. I dont think it will be ready for Max 2012, maybe 2013?

[vlado]

It's already started since 3ds Max 2010 I believe, and was supposed to take several releases, so we'll see...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Morne]

Yes let's hope they get it right this time before we all switch to Houdini

[lukx]

are they also planning to make max work wit mac os x?

[vlado]

They support virtualization through Parallels and such from what I know. Not sure if a native OS X port is in the works... there is one for AutoCAD though, so who knows...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Morne]

wonder if they will ever natively support it on linux

[gandhics]

Yes let's hope they get it right this time before we all switch to Houdini

I don't know if I can afford $6,695 + $2,495 every year.

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

They started it in 2009

[PIXELBOX_SRO]

yep i remember it ...they said this process should be finished in 2012....however...i dont see the progress anywhere...i think since 2009, the max got even worse

[plastic_]

As far as I see it's just marketing crap. Max development is stagnating.

[dlparisi]

As far as I see it's just marketing crap. Max development is stagnating.

I think you mean has stagnated. Doesn't stop them from coming out with a "new" version every year though that promises it will solve all of your problems.