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[jwalt]

I admit to coming and going on the forum, but Anim8or remains my very favorite modeling tool. In my periodic visits, the forum has usually been fairly active. That doesn't seem to be the case now. Leaves me worried about what happened. Anyone?

[n00b]

I was wondering the same thing. I made a post the day I joined the forum and nobody replied. I hope everyone is doing well.

[neirao]

I think the forum gets more active whenever they release a new version of the software.

[davdud101]

I come here once every few months to see if something's happened. Honestly, there's never anything new. I was hoping Steve would've made Anim8or open-source by now and people would've been building it into something that rivals Blender while keeping its simple intuitive tools and layout.

It's a bit sad that the place is dead, but every once in a long while when I need to whip up a quick modular floor plan or come up with something that I can immediately discard, I'll crack open whatever version of Anim8or is at hand. I generally only use Fusion these days though.

[n00b]

I come here once every few months to see if something's happened. Honestly, there's never anything new. I was hoping Steve would've made Anim8or open-source by now and people would've been building it into something that rivals Blender while keeping its simple intuitive tools and layout.

I honestly think Anim8or's biggest appeal is that it does not try to rival Blender. I would like to eventually get a way to have animated textures built-in for stuff like fire and smoke but there are workarounds for it so its not really a deal breaker.

[captaindrewi]

I used to pop in every day for years. First prog i install on a new computer.

[jwalt]

I used to pop in every day for years. First prog i install on a new computer.

Really nice that a few folks are still around!

[ENSONIQ5]

I log in from time to time, doing more music than 3D stuff recently but I like to see what the community's up to.

[countrycat]

I don't do 3D modeling very often, but when I do, I always use Anim8or. Sometimes I come here to read if I need help remembering how to do something. Due to forum registrations being closed at the moment, that is the biggest hindrance for would-be new users to start some fresh discussion or introductions. However, I understand they've been locked down for a bit due to high volumes of spam.

I was able to create this account by contacting Steve, but I think many (possibly younger) newcomers will not want to go through the effort of registering an account here when they can join a Discord server. This is no fault of the forum, but a side effect of the Internet's current state of affairs. Stepping away from forums as a whole - or any sort of discussion boards where guests can read without requiring an account - restricts information from being easily accessed, disseminated, or archived. It's concerning for the long-term health of the Internet, especially when you factor in that a Discord server (which are either seldomly archived or difficult to) can be closed or deleted at any time. That means hundreds upon thousands of messages and files can be made inaccessible or lost in an instant. At least with Wayback Machine or other archival sites, you can view past pages here or save copies if need be. A lot of people learn by simply lurking and reading. When you answer a question here, you aren't just answering one person, but countless silent readers that wondered the same thing. If people want to use Discord or similar messaging apps, that's their choice... but I'd highly recommend archiving things on there if you value them!

Occasionally I have come across people discussing their distaste with Discord and wanting to move back to forums, so perhaps old things are becoming new again.  I'm sure we'll be back in style before you know it.