* It too is crash happy just in different ways. However Maya scales better with large scenes than Blender does and that's key
* Blenders licensing is a deterrent. Very few people want to deal with GPL.
* Blender is not good for extensibility if you're looking for performance. The API is unstable and exposed only via Python. Studios need to extend the DCCs and Blender doesn't allow for it in the way they need unless they fork the whole app.
*Blender has no professional support contract. This is very important for studios.
I think Blender is awesome, but a lot of the stuff that makes it appeal to freelancers doesn't appeal to big studios. In some cases like the licensing, it pushes them away.
* It too is crash happy just in different ways. However Maya scales better with large scenes than Blender does and that's key
* Blenders licensing is a deterrent. Very few people want to deal with GPL.
* Blender is not good for extensibility if you're looking for performance. The API is unstable and exposed only via Python. Studios need to extend the DCCs and Blender doesn't allow for it in the way they need unless they fork the whole app.
*Blender has no professional support contract. This is very important for studios.
I think Blender is awesome, but a lot of the stuff that makes it appeal to freelancers doesn't appeal to big studios. In some cases like the licensing, it pushes them away.