[AdA$tra]

Lightwave 3D is another that hasn't ported to Linux that I need every day. Not to mention the high end graphics needs that come along with it. If taxcontrol can do his "proposals" in Linux, more power to him. I have used those products and I cannot imagine relying on them in a production environment. Particularly where I need to share with multiple clients, all of whom use MS based products.

[taxcontrol]

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San Antonio, Texas -- July 23, 2002 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the forthcoming release of LightWave 3D®’s network rendering solution, ScreamerNet, for the Linux OS for i386 systems.

Link - http://www.newtek.com/news/releases/07-23-02-c.html

[Bush2000]

Lightwave 3D is another that hasn't ported to Linux that I need every day. Not to mention the high end graphics needs that come along with it. If taxcontrol can do his "proposals" in Linux, more power to him. I have used those products and I cannot imagine relying on them in a production environment. Particularly where I need to share with multiple clients, all of whom use MS based products.

Yes, I've used (and like) Lightwave. Nice product. Maya is an alternative which has been ported to Linux; however, considering my investment in Windows tools, I'm not likely to switch.