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3 Dimensional Chat / 3DS Max, Maya, Lightwave or Poser. Which One?

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Posted: 12th Oct 2003 15:22
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Which one of those is better for 3D modeling, rendering and animation?
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I find LW to be the best one, I own it myself. It's very diferent from Max and Maya. It got tools to render sky textures (like the sky in my game TML) and to bake textures. With a free plugin you can export to .x to use with DB/DBP. It have all features you need for making games or movies.

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WindTech
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Quote: "I find LW to be the best one"


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Brent_Seraphim
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LOL. There is no answer for your question. Just peoples opinions. I myself find LW to be my significant other.


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Gorregisguy
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Quote: "With a free plugin you can export to .x to use with DB/DBP"

Where can i find a plugin that does that.
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greenlig
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Max 5.1 is my favorite..i use it for everything i do, that includes movies..very good rendering and low polygon tools. Exports to .3ds.

www.discreet.com/products/3dsmax

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Toilet Freak
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I'd go for Maya anf 3ds Max...

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If you need a animated chara go here... It isn't that great but it'll do as a tester model thingy http://users.tpg.com.au/users/cnkyk8k2/index.html
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indi
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Im on a budget so Milkshape and amapi is what im using at the momo.

milkshape $20 http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/

amapi 515 came on a computer arts mag ages ago.

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Shadow Robert
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Quote: "Which one of those is better for 3D modeling, rendering and animation?"


out of those non... it would be a toss up between Max and Maya imo, but thats more of a personal prefference.

the best on the market is Sofimage|XSI - not that anyone here could really afford it, but the question shouldn't be which is the best ... it should be which would be the best for me?
which is an entirely different question.

and to be honest, there is no such thing - it's whatever you feel comfortable using ... i personally think Maya is the best, yet i know that SirManfred would say 3DSMax is, and Windtech would say Lightwave.

In the end its upto personal choice, luckily for you; you actually have a choice of which you can use. Some of us don't.

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Brent_Seraphim
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Brent agrees with Windtech. He also agrees with your with your 2 second point which I touched on in my first post.


Strange I see loads of topics like this...it's like a never ending cycle!

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I think that everyone wants their own personal answer expecting all the pro's to know whats best for them right off the bat

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well at the moment I'm saving up,
I can't afford any of these yet.
And the question is which is the best not which is the best for me.
Because I haven't got comfortable with any modeling program and would like to get comfortable with the BEST modeller.
Thanx all for your opinions.
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