Because of work, I have been learning Maya again for the past 2 weeks. The last time I used Maya was like 2-3 years ago. Learning a new software is always fun for me. To tell you the truth there wasn’t any huge difference in the package from when I last used it before. The last version I worked with was 5.0. Now I’m learning with 2008. The tools for modeling are definitely better, and the nCloth is simply amazing.
But after a while, I kinda missed the modeling tools in XSI/Max. Because to tell you the truth, the tool set for modeling in Maya although improved, I think is still way behind from XSI/Max. The aid of plugin such as Nex didn’t really help that much. I still feel I can do more with less time outside of Maya.
The thing that I like the most in Maya is it’s clean interface and easy switching between layouts, which I think will definitely speed up my workflow. And the hotbox is very very cool.
So anyway, its been fun all along and I hope I can work better with Maya as I go 
Cheers to Autodesk…
