[Narann]

> internal tools are both very advanced and also fragile foot guns if you try to do anything that isn’t exactly down the golden path.

HT: That’s also an important point explained when we talk about internal VS commercial (or build VS buy) in the animation/VFX industry.

Internal softwares does less than 5% (or less) of commercial products, but they are doing it in a straight, fab compatibility way. No effort is made in making the tool working with your fab, the tool is shaped for the fab from scratch. That’s the value of internal tools. Converting those is viable product is very risky.