durf opened this issue on Nov 15, 2010 · 24 posts
FrankT posted Sun, 21 November 2010 at 1:12 PM
You really don't get it do you.
Lets suppose DAZ decide "Oh - we'll use the 3DS MAX Biped or CAT rig" off they go to Autodesk and say
"Guys - we want to use the BIPED or CAT rig in our software, there isn't any problem with that is there ??"
Once Autodesk have stopped laughing, the response will either be GTFO or "Sure, it'll cost you $5 million for the technology and $1 million a year to licence it"
If DAZ changes the rigging system they use to something similar to Biped or CAT, it will break every single model they have ever released. Imagine how happy people will be?
No more base figures for $0 any more. They will have to recoup the R&D cost somehow. Take a look at how much BIPED rigged characters go for on TurboSquid. You will be in for a nasty surprise.
DAZ is aimed at hobbyist artists not production studios. I really don't think they could compete against Autodesk somehow.