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Author Topic: will anim8or ever be open source?  (Read 17166 times)

Harryboithedumb

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will anim8or ever be open source?
« on: April 16, 2026, 01:53:43 pm »

just a genuine qeustion
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jwalt

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Re: will anim8or ever be open source?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2026, 07:14:15 am »

just a genuine qeustion

Wish I could tell you. I've been an on and off lurker for a while now, and I'm certainly not in the know about what Steve might have in mind for the future of his wonderful program. The Forum link to his name says the last time he was active was in January of this year. After Steve retired from Real Life, he dropped the 1.x version, and the Forum blew up with activity, with steady upgrades. Then... Then the OGs and Steve all seem to have left the building. I don't know where they all went. Anim8or remains the only modeling program I've tried that has made me look like anything but an ignorant fool, and I've paid some pretty high prices for one or two of them. I remain indebted to Steve for the program he made, and I hate to think this is the way it comes to an end.
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Harryboithedumb

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Re: will anim8or ever be open source?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2026, 01:46:43 pm »

What forum was it?
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jwalt

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Re: will anim8or ever be open source?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2026, 07:19:32 pm »

What forum was it?

I was talking about this forum. Find a post by Steve, click on his name, and it gives some data about when he last visited the site. He probably has other ways of checking on "his" forum, but clicking the name is the only way I know to check.
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