Imhotep397

I'm a Maya user on OS X and I'm very satisfied with modeling, animation and texturing with that combo. I think a lot of OS X users are in this boat. While I think it would be cool for SE to port Houdini to OS X I would be lying if I said I'd be willing to give up my Maya seats. While I think there's a good chance that the DCC community using OS X would grow as a result of Houdini being ported. However, if Sfx was counting on that success happening immediately an OS X port wouldn't be practical. Prior to OS X and Maya a lot of 3D software developers had justifiable concerns about developing for Apple, but now there are more robust 3D apps available than not on OS X so Houdini has a lot of good features, but still would be facing an uphill battle for getting into the race late.