"Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote in message
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> Mick Hazelgrove wrote:
> > I bought it a few weeks ago I find it fast smooth and flexible and the
plans
> > for future development look very exciting.
>
> It seems quite forward looking and does seem to reflect a best of breed
> design mentality.  Using Wings has got me used to being able to orient
> mayself in space without the need of manipulators and I personally find
> them clunky now but traditionally they are considered a highend feature.

You can use the tweak mode by pressing cntrl and moving the selected object

> I never quite got the hang of how to leverage the subdivision modelling
> technique to greater advantage for myself but as you say it is the
> technique of the future seemingly.  I cannot rationalize spending even
> dollar one on software right now, not even badly needed maintenance
> tools, or I'd be giving Silo a go for sure.  Wings is coming along too
> though.  I now model with quite poerful tools and techniques quite
> different from when those I depended on when I first started with it.
> But I just spent all day today with the thing crashing every two
> minutes, and this is a supposedly stable version!

The latest versions of Silo are very stable on my system and has so many
features I've given up on wings!

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