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Re: 3D modeling and animation software
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Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:25:06 GMT
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Luxology modo 3D
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+ good educational price and even better licensing terms ("user-
centric
licensing"--one person can use the software on any number of
computers running
any OS)
+ Lua scripting (I thought I saw something about Python scripting,
but maybe it
was Perl--ugh)
- no support for animation (that I could find)
- my PowerBook G4 can't run it (but there's hope, I might be
getting a MacBook
this year)

I have been learning modo and love it.  It does have Python and Perl
scripting.  I was running it on a PowerBook G4.  Yeah, it was slow,
and the fans always went on, but it was usable.  You can get a free
30 day license.  It is made the the same folks that made Lightwave 3D
(the *brain power* left Newtek and started Luxology).  Animation is a
promised feature and was showed at Siggraph 2005.

It does not import LDraw and I doubt it ever will.  You could
probably import to Blender, then export from there to a format that
modo could read.  Besides, once you start using modo, I hate to say
it, but you loose the desire to build Lego models and you start
making real life-like scenes because it is so easy.  A lot of
hobbyists and newbies are breaking into pro level 3d because modo
makes it so easy.

James



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  3D modeling and animation software
 
Hello, From time to time I have read posts in this group about 3D modeling and animation software and would like to ask for opinions. I have tried quite a few modeling programs (mostly free or low-cost) but have been unable to find anything that I (...) (18 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad)

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