Howdy.I'm one of the holdouts still using softimage 2015. Eventually I will probably migrate to maya, as it doesn't seem like too much of a learning curve, but the yearly fee is a major turn off.I started learning 3d in 2000 with Lightwave and 3D Max. I found max a bit easier to figure out and bought a copy for a few years. Eventually I decided to move on to animation master, but found building things from point up a bit too daunting. Then, I found XSI Softimage. and hanv't looked back since 2006. easiest software ever to learn for me. and I've even completed a full animated show with it, 4 times no less . all by myself with no outside help over the course of 6 months.any other users here?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tn4PLWPvPo&t=671s