I read up a bit on this.  Remember that although it is ingenious - have to give Joe Stam credit for productivity while at the airport ;) - it is still only available in Maya Unlimited.  $7000 USD.  For that you can buy several of the top end 3D apps in their top forms with plugins to spare.

People like to drool over this stull - but you pay for it significantly.  You can get Cinema 4D R10 Studio with Mograph and several major plugins for about $4000.  Include XSI and LightWave3D or just 3DSMax and you are at about that price.  Maya Unlimited is geared towards professional studios and thus the price tag.

Drool all you want but if you don't have $7000 laying around to squander on this is it really worth the ooohs and aaahhs?  If I were in a professsional 3D biz where I was makin' the dough this would be a drop in the bucket investment.  But for hobbyists, this is either 'my inheritance has arrived' or 'I've a new credit card with a sufficient limit to pay for the next ten years'.

Think: Is it a worthwhile investment?  I can't see any advantages.  If you are aiming for a studio career, you could do better with Maya PLE (cost $0)...

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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