Hi folks,

I just wanted to be sure to voice my opinion on this widget manipulator idea for MOI before it runs a chance of becoming a defacto standard in M.O.I..

I have been 3D modeling with Caligari trueSpace for many years now and Caligari invented the use of 3D Manipulator Widgets in 3D space many years ago. Caligari considers this approach "elegant" and "intuitive," but many if not most trueSpace users certainly do not.

I can honestly say though after all these years of using such widgets in numerous incarnations that my initial reaction to manipulator widgets in 3D modeling has never changed... I still hate them. All they do is severely distract me in my workflow and sometimes are nothing more than an absolute nuisance for me during complex modeling.

All I ask is that if you guys really want such a thing in M.O.I., ~please~ make it "an option," not a mandatory feature.

Thanks,

- 3dvisuals dude