TwoCatsYelling

Hi, robcat, I have a quick question about multicore usage. Is that automatic, or is there something I have to configure/enable for AM to use multiple cores? I did a few renderings of provided models, like Keekat. Just a single image, no animations or anything. The rendering seemed to take a while, and I was wondering if that's the actual speed, or if multi-cores need to be enabled first? I'm on an 8 core CPU (4 physical, 4 logical), so the cores are definitely available. Just want to make sure I'm not missing something. Thank you.

Thanks!

Oddly enough, the cat in my name is not about cats, although I am a cat (and dog) person. Ahh I see. I'm actually more of a dog person (don't tell my cats that), but I like cats also, and don't have room for a dog in my current apt.

Welp, subscribed and up and running. Will post some stuff once I have something to post! Thanks again for the information, robcat, fellow cat person (I assume).

Hi, robcat. Thanks! Some good info there. Speed and stability are always a good thing. I remember render speeds being rather slow back then, and I was on v11 or v12. Those are some very impressive render time increases. Is the modeling and animating workflow pretty much the same these days? Anything changed in that area? I saw something about a terrain plugin, but I'm not sure I ever saw that in my versions. Maybe I just didn't look in the right place, though. Anyway, I'll sleep on a purchase and make a decision tomorrow. I'm leaning toward the Yearly sub, though. It just seems like a better deal in the long run. Thanks!

Hello I'm on the fence about buying A:M. I have an older version (round about 2005). I'm always hesitant when it comes to a purchase that's "bigger than normal" for me, so it's just a matter of me talking myself off the fence. From what I've seen, it looks like A:M has gotten a significant facelift since then, has a lot of new features, and better performance, and so on. I'm almost positive I saw a page somewhere that lays out new features and updates across each version, but I can't recall where it was, or find it. And, while I'm here, could you (meaning anyone interested) share what some of the biggest, most significant and exciting improvements have been for you since ~2005? Thanks!