News

I upgraded this site last weekend from Drupal 6 to 7... The upgrade went well albeit with complications that will help once I begin the process of upgrading ScriptSpot to Drupal 7.

I want to make media / imagery a larger part of the user experience here which is something sorely lacking right now. The portfolio gallery is based on Media module now which opens up a lot more flexibility to work with images.

I've been going to the San Diego group for a long time - probably started around 1993. Alan and crew have inspired and taught me many things over the years and I'm looking forward to celebrating this milestone with everyone in SD! Official news post below. ... On Thursday evening, September 1st, the San Diego 3DS Max User Group will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

I'll be going to SandCamp 2011 in San Diego and hope to pick up some new techniques to apply on ScriptSpot!

Autodesk has launched a microsite that celebrates 20 years of 3ds Max! There's all kinds of cool info including a timeline of development efforts, imagery of each version, interviews and even a video interview with Tim Miller (Blur) on how they started out with Max! http://area.autodesk.com/maxturns20

We'll be taking a bit of a brief intermission before our final giveaway in the ScriptSpot 10th Anniversary Celebration! http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-celebration

This week you can win a copy of the phenomenal rendertime scattering tool from [iCube MultiScatter](http://rendering.ru/index.php/plugins/multiscatter/) *and* a copy of the VRay automation script [SolidRocks](http://solidrocks.subburb.com/)!!!! Read all about the weekly contests here: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-celebration *NOTE* You can increase your chances of winni

10 Years! It feels like yesterday I was talking about 5 years... Time has absolutely flown by! You can read more about the 10th Anniversary and get a behind the scenes look how ScriptSpot came to be, what it looked like back in 2000 and some of the wacky logo ideas along the way. http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-celebration Note - to anyone who likes to win stuff. Check the ScriptSpot page above often because I've got some great prizes to give away starting later this month!!