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Yes, we sort of have to remember that these trade shows are a bit optimised for newer users, and apart from Chris Schmidt's, which are always ultra info-packed and informative, I tend to wait until the recordings of the others to see if there are other presenters to learn from as an advanced user. Sometimes there are, and this year there is no shortage of useful intros to the areas I don't get around to so much ! Also nice to see breakdowns of some more advanced files people have worked on... CBR

It's been 3 days now that I watch NAB 2023 Every single presenter showing how easy and fast Soft Bodies are: - ... and we make a Soft Body tag that looks like a balloon on the object we want to inflate and we press play ! *the object just drops* - Ooops, forgot to make a floor. *object passes through plain* - And this happens because we need to set a collider ... me:

HB Modelling bundle MakeQuads, or as I did it with manual knifing and Brush Relax ! Takes 3 secs... CBR

I did the exact same thing

Chris Schmidt is usually worth a look but I've been too busy to watch. And I'd watch anything Tim Clapham does, but I haven't seen him do a Maxon show for a couple of years or more, probably because his own work (more fun than mine) keeps him busy too. I did meet Tim in Melbourne a few years back and he was truly the nicest guy ever.

3D Studio Max is maybe still the most used 3D Tool in the world. Lots of construsction and engineering companies use it. A workfield lots of us never hear of online. That is why they do not kill it.