3ds Max 4.2 vs 5.1

Im not sure wether to get 5.1, since i already have 4.2, although most of the 'better' modelers here seem to have 5.1

Is it that much different, since i see the filesize comparason, 175mb for 4.2 and 545mb for 5.1

What is the extra 300 or so mb?

I think you should get 5.1...
cause there are most toutorials and tools for it...
I my self only have 6.0
so I can´t use most of the tools and the toutorials don´t work out good..
I can´t use art tools...
buhuhu..

So get 5.1

you should use 5.1, i used 4.2 for a while and thought it was best. But its not. 3dsmax 5.1 have many cool features, you can animate easier. The feature i like best is the reactor plugin used to simulate dynamic motions. There is also a plugin called afterburn(use to make realistic dynamic particle emitters like smoke and fire), but i havent figured out how to use it yet.

Hmm, oki, im getting it then, so now ill have em all (gmax, 3ds max 4.2, 3ds max 6)

hmm looks like i gotta wait 27.65 hrs for it to complete.. er.. buying :D

You've got afterburn?! nice :D.. I've got tons of tutorials for the plugin, but i don't have it.. Take a look at turbosquid.com, i think you can get some tuts there for it. anyways, i have 4.2, but i don't know if 5.1 has any better features.. .oO(Maybe i should get 5.1..)

yes u should, its great
i also have character studio too, very good to do massive units running, you dont need to animate each of them. they run by them self, and they dont run trough each other :)

w00t i got it now, and i think i have afterburn.

OOpps, i was wrong, i dont have afterburn, it was backburner that i have

but i also ahve got afterburn now :)