Hi,

great replies so far......

Sorry if I sounded like I was winging. Just a bit concerned/frustrated at the moment with current state of Maya.

And yes, I have read some research papers (but not too recently), AW have and continue to develop their toolset in many outstanding ways such as fluids paint fx, etc....

It is more the basic 'everyday' stuff that I 'feel' needs attention such as the things I spoke of earlier that would benefit me as a primarily character focused artist.

Don't get me wrong MAYA KICKS ASS!!!!

I feel (as someone who has used it since version 2.0) that the software is no longer way out in front of the pack. And after investing huge amounts of time and money into learning the software this concerns me.

blah, blah, blah

re Jim