Has any tried LW 2020 on MacOS 11 (Big Sur)?
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briancoates
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Installed Big Sur yesterday and can confirm that LW 2018 works... apart from on screen sub menus being blank.
Sub menu commands still work mind you, but you can't see what you've selected.
Don't know if that's an issue for LW 2020 users but I'd still hold off on upgrading for now.
Sub menu commands still work mind you, but you can't see what you've selected.
Don't know if that's an issue for LW 2020 users but I'd still hold off on upgrading for now.
Bill Carey
there is no sanctuary....
Yep, it works on my 2015 Macbook Pro. Curious to hear from anyone that tried it on an M1 machine. Not upgrading anytime soon though.
briancoates
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Which version of LW are you using? Did you do a fresh install of everything or just upgrade your current OS install?
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jwiede
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And uses Metal for viewport, and Redshift shortly using Metal for rendering. MAXON supports Mac well.
briancoates
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Hmmm, maybe a fresh install will fix the issue with 2018 as well… I feel a weekend project coming on
briancoates
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Well, found some time to try a fresh install and the blank sub menu issue is still there in LW 2018… looks like it’s time to upgrade or switch to another 3D program, if the talk about LW’s impending demise is to be believed.
Thanks for the link. I read from page 51 right up to the bitter end. That was hard work.
Thanks again.
jwiede
Electron wrangler
Depends a LOT on your needs. If you can clarify your answer there a bit, I might be able to answer better.
formZ doesn't include RenderZone plugin by default, RZ's a added-cost option, and rendering output in native formZ is extremely limited without that, Vray or Maxwell, plugins. In terms of modeling, it's obviously more focused around CSG/NURBS work, but has a decent set of poly & sub-d tools as well, so potentially good in that regard. Never really played with animation in formZ, so can't comment there at all.
Also depends whether you're talking current formZ (v9) or an earlier version, and which edition.
avkills
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On the Mac I am thinking Cinema 4D is probably going to be to go to, but it depends on what you do as jwiede stated. if you do a lot of After Effects, then Cinema4D is kind of a no brainer. However, trying to use Cinema4D always makes me cringe in fear. I am just too accustomed to how LW Modeler and Layout works. I have been doing stuff with Element 3D in After Effects. Really easy to export OBJs and then get them shaded inside Element 3D. You can even export OBJ sequences (with a LW plugin) which also work.
I have raised a support ticket. Maybe we should push Newtek for a definitive statement about this since as Mac users we could render our LW installations useless by upgrading and we have no idea what hardware is now capable of running LW.
"Please could your let me know if the current LW2020.2 release is certified for use with MacOS Big Sur on Intel hardware and if not when I can expect a new release that is.
Secondly could you also let me know if the current release of LW2020.2 is certified for use on Apple's M1 hardware, with Rosetta emulation.
Finally could you give an indication of when I can expect a new Mac release that is compatible with MacOS Big Sur running on M1 hardware in native mode.
Thank you."
"Please could your let me know if the current LW2020.2 release is certified for use with MacOS Big Sur on Intel hardware and if not when I can expect a new release that is.
Secondly could you also let me know if the current release of LW2020.2 is certified for use on Apple's M1 hardware, with Rosetta emulation.
Finally could you give an indication of when I can expect a new Mac release that is compatible with MacOS Big Sur running on M1 hardware in native mode.
Thank you."