Smarttec

You mean that Epic Games buys Autodessys ? - now that's an intersting idea?

What is the MacOSX you are running? I'd suggest Mac OSX 10.14 Mohave no later at this stage on that machine and what graphics card. What was the configuration of Xeon's & RAM There have been substantial changes in the formZ requirements since that era.

Send them your serial number and ask them reset your license.

Yes, we advised that is possible and it available to all users for 2 installs if use not concurrently.

I did that and performance wise the experience as a program user is much faster BUT I have found the user, just getting used to the workflow difference experience to be a nightmare. In the end as I am not just using the 3D application I think I made a mistake. If you just want formZ to go faster get a new PC with Windows 10. But don't expect Windows 10 to NOT change they are already speculating about new updated Windows with a radical new interface???

Yes but Chris and Alexandra have been gone for a long time. The current management does not discuss their future and it's been a while since there has been any real news other than partial updates. Does anyone know more?

Oh and UnReal Engine 4

Simple answer is get huge gifts from people like 'Epic Games' that also owns TwinMotion They gave them $2M

There is a course here on the Maxwell site you can with - it's on Maxwell 5 STUDIO That should cover what you need to be an expert and fill in a bit of time. Maxwell is also offering a good discount on new or upgraded versions this week. Rob

He now works in a completely different industry and happy doing that in an unrelated to 3D CAD business and is not using formZ and has not kept up with the latest upgrades - so I don't think he's interested. There must be newer resources?

Your eligible for it if you bought formZ v8.6 in the 90 days before it was released in January. They should have let you know if you qualify - otherwise it is chargeable for anyone else from any other version cheapest from v 8.5/8.6 and then increases the older the version you run. There is a 12 mth subscription option as well.

The issue of using 3D models in 3D Printing that come in .stl format from the Thingverse (or similar) or from 3D scanners (or similar) is not a simple problem and if it was someone would have solved it easily they would make a fortune. The trouble is that 3D Printers need complete solid water tight meshes and formZ doctor can usually do a good job of fixing wayward patches, surfaces and holes in those .stl models. It's no good for modifying the model. The meshes that .stl models ( i.e. from catalogs and scanners) are massive sized meshes and the formZ graphics viewport is not designed to move around millions of polygons or modify these models. There is a program called "meshmixer" that can handle large mesh models but doesn't do a lot more. The Einscan Pro 2X scanner can come with Geomagic software at a $4K premium ( it is more on it's own ) that takes a mesh model and fits splines to the mesh surfaces, they can be modified to change the model and then back to solid 3D print meshes. It a complex/expensive solution so far.

On reviewing that response I guess I'm in total agreement, except all 'Discussion should be related to v9 ( the current version and the future of formZ ) and any that relates to past versions should be in a past versions folder - maybe separated by versions?