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I think you a in the same situation as me.
well, b4 I've been doing 3D animator in a company for 1 1/2 years, then becoz the paid is too low. so I quited and wanted to find a new job . I went to Centro for an interview, but it didn't sucess. but one day, I had a call, it was about a job I apply b4. it a exhibition designer job. I went and they employed me as a junior designer. I haven't learn anything about interior or exhibition b4. but by that time, I haven't been waiting for a job for almost 4 months, (although I had freelance during that period) so, I accepted the job.
now I have been working in here for nearly 4 months, and still many things I don't know what to do, just ask my workmates all the time, hahha, hope they won't feel annoying.
About my job, just REALLY need to design a booth. really hard to me, becoz as I was working as an animator, just do things my boss
told me, maybe sometimes need to design some new things. Design, this work to me, I don't think I m really good on it. but I think if I try and make an effort. nothing is impossible.
recently my company really quiet, I don't get as many new job do as a couple months ago.
I can't seat there do nothing, so I am now making furniture models, so in the furture, when I need to use it, just import into scene is ok. then just put things in the right place, then do light is ok. all my workmates have a model library themselves, some of the models they make themselves, and they also share all models. There are place to download models ge, but really, they are not to useful....some are bad design, some is ok, but in very high polygon...it would make the scene too big, then the rendering time will make longer.
In hongkong, interior company usually use 3d max. I see some company use truespace.
personality, I don't really like 3D max, the interface is too bad. not convienant. also the lighting really need time to set up... truespace are more soft, more easy to use. I heard my workmate says he only sees one of their workmate only use 3 light, then the lighting is ok. well. I don't really know how good is truespae, becoz I don't know it.
I use maya. I am ok in everything. but working in this company, I need to make models myself, I can't share models with my workmates, becoz maya can't export to 3dmax, but 3d max can export into dxf, then I import dxf into maya, but sometimes, the models are not too smooth or too low polygons...so, if have time I need to build the model... really despend on timing. if have time and money, things will be more detail. u know??
if no time no money, why bother?Ithink if u a working now, your workmate will share the furnture they have.
u can contact me sometimes la, ok??~~
I think now I will work in this company for at least 2 yrs law, becoz.
really hard to find 3d animator, even you find, very low paid....