FollowUp: Alias goes to Autodesk - ask the managers
VFX world (free registration required) has asked the three top managers in the upcoming buyout of Alias about the future of Alias products - such as Maya, Motion Builder and Studio Tools. The interview is interesting as both sides see the products complement each other rather then beeing in competition with Studio Tools more for concept design and AutoCad more for prototyping - Maya more for Character Design and 3DStudio more for level editing (games). Motion Builder is seen as bridge between Maya and 3D Studio and Maya is still geared toward entertainment as 3D Studio probably will be more tailored towards the gaming industry. No word on platform compatibility of Aliases products in the future...