Patrick_210 opened this issue on Mar 21, 2006 ยท 15 posts
Patrick_210 posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 6:35 PM
Since hardly anyone uses the Amapi forum, maybe that could become the Hexagon/Amapi forum? Seems like there will be a lot more discussion of Hexagon in the near future. Any comments?
steama posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 7:48 PM
Great idea! I think many of us would like this kind of change.
ren_mem posted Wed, 22 March 2006 at 3:14 AM
Makes sense to me.
No need to think outside the box....
Just make it
invisible.
socalkdl posted Wed, 22 March 2006 at 11:18 PM
Putting these two programs together seems like a great idea to me too. Both are modeling programs designed to support Carrara, and integrate nicely with it. I am pouring myself into Hexagon right now and absolutely love it, and plan on getting a handle on Amapi Designer 7 soon. The creation of unimesh objects is tedious and difficult in Carrara, but much easier in the two modeling programs.
Patrick_210 posted Wed, 22 March 2006 at 11:48 PM
If you are learning Hexagon, then Amapi Designer is not necessary. Hex replaced AD7.
socalkdl posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 12:25 AM
I am waiting for Amapi Designer to arrive (EBay purchase). Is Designer 7 like version 6.1 (free download from Eovia) or like Hexagon? I am particularly interested in character design and animation.
socalkdl posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 12:48 AM
Just checked out the Amapi vids at Eovia. Can see the similarities now between the two programs. All the more reason to combine them I guess.
ShawnDriscoll posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 1:29 AM
Amapi 7 is great for making hardened objects that are accurate/precise. Hexagon is great for making softened objects that are more organic/subjective.
Patrick_210 posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 8:46 AM
I would say that Amapi Pro 7.5 IS better for accurate/precise hard surface modeling. I don't see that Amapi Designer 7 is better than Hexagon for that. Once I got Hex, I didn't use AD7 anymore. For character design, Hexagon 2 coming out will be much better than Amapi D7. I would send back Amapi and place my order for Hex2.
ShawnDriscoll posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 11:34 AM
Holding the shift key to snap your facet tool (or any drawing tool) to existing points works a lot better in Amapi 7 (any version) than in Hexagon. Maybe it has been fixed in Hexagon 2? That would help a lot in making Hexagon as precise a modeler as Amapi 7 is. Hexagon also needs a measurement tool like Amapi 7 has. Amapi 7 has more accurate rotation of objects. Just basic tools that Hexagon has lacked for precise modeling.
Message edited on: 03/23/2006 11:35
socalkdl posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 5:58 PM
Thanks for the clarification. Think I'll keep the Amapi Designer, it was cheap "new old stock" on EBay, and learn it as well. I am finding modeling non-organic in Hex more dificult than characters, which Hex seems ideal for.
ShawnDriscoll posted Fri, 24 March 2006 at 11:56 AM
Make sure you download the 7.16 update for Amapi Designer 7 from Eovia, if you bought the boxed version.
socalkdl posted Fri, 24 March 2006 at 5:29 PM
Thanks, I did.
bwtr posted Fri, 24 March 2006 at 11:19 PM
When Amapi D7 came with Carrara, I soon decided it had not been designed for use by humans! Great joy when Hexagon was given birth. Therefore the site should be Hexagon/Amapi.
bwtr
Patrick_210 posted Sat, 25 March 2006 at 12:51 PM
Well, I learned to model with Amapi 3D (v6). I thought Amapi D7 was a great improvement and really liked it and modeled lots of stuff with it. After using Hexagon, I tried to open AD7 one day, and felt like half of my favorite tools were missing. It's hard to go back.