The 'better' 3D programs

[lenko]

I've asked around and I've been recommended like a million. Maya, 3DSMax, zbrush, blender, and loads of other shit i dunno.

i wanna use it for art mostly but then i'll probs move on to animating

Just wondered which had the best interface/practicality/scope  

thanks in advance

[Daveb0t]

iClone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEdWPuFxgmI
how could you go wrong?

[rtil]

i have never used blender, but between 3dsmax and maya go with maya. 3dsmax started out as software for engineers and programmers - there were originally no animation tools. they threw them in in a later version and ever since then it's been pretty animator unfriendly. it takes years to get used to its interface. maya on the other hand is very animator friendly. i really enjoyed working in it. it's ugly, but the gui makes sense.

zbrush is not an animation program, it's strictly for modeling. like mudbox, you can "sculpt" million-poly models into whatever shape you like, then import them into maya. personally i don't find them practical for anything, it's mostly for showing off what you can make in them.

[lenko]

thanks! i'll give maya a shot then

[emanhattan]

3dsmax is the Cs4 of 3D animation

also lmao dave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEdWPuFxgmI
how could you go wrong?

whatever loosors

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

long ago I had Blender back when it was free. It might still BE free for all I know.


either way, it had a very confusing interface. note this was back in like 2002

[Eammy]

Try Cinema4D. I've been using it for a while, and has a much cleaner UI than Blender, and has better Toon Shading capabilities (which is important in my works)

[Fuzz]

Try Cinema4D. I've been using it for a while, and has a much cleaner UI than Blender, and has better Toon Shading capabilities (which is important in my works)

I agree completely. It's a much more powerful program than most and extremely easy to use.