I am unsure if this is good for the 3d community. After the aquisition of Softimage, Autodesk will own almost every major high end 3d software package on the market. The only 3d software manufacurer that is still hanging on is NewTek. Interesting!

I will interested to see how Autodesk will differentiate between Softimage and Maya. Both can produce high end 3d renderings. Which one to choose? 3ds Max – play nice with your office mates.