Just wondering if anyone knows if i can run ZBrush, CS6 and/or 3DS Max 2014 (or any version for that matter) under ubuntu using Wine or VMWare. and if so, how well does it run? Iv read conflicting reports of it not being possible, of it being possible but sluggish and better than windows. i would far rather be using ubuntu than windows as my native system but i cant do without this software. in addition, am i likely to encounter any (additional) issues with plugins? Thanks, i appreciate any help given.
Last time I tried Max [2008 at the time] under WINE it ran like a dog and that was when i eventually got it to work... Even the native linux version of Maya [again 2008 at the time] wouldn't work on *buntu Was planning to try Adobe CS at the same time but after the grief i had with Max I didn't bother...
I used the native Linux version of Maya when I was studying 3D. Worked like a charm. Do not know if other 3D soft are Linux native ...
In my opinion life is too short for WINE. Either use a native alternative if available or virtualise up some windows for yourself. That said if these are GPU intesive programs I'm not sure how well they would run on a VM. You can use vmware converter to virtualise your exisitng phsyical windows machine, give it a whirl as a vm on a linux machine and see how you get on from there.
