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• FatDude

  Hi crowd, which 3D app is easiest to learn (uf youre mostly familiar with CS Suite apps) and integrates best with Flash?

  Thx

  Mar 15, 10, 1:46 a.m. – Permalink

• PonyBoy

  C4D is probably your best bet.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 1:48 a.m. – Permalink

• zray

  c4d for sure

  • It's relatively intuitive and you can export Collada to papervision– zray

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 2:19 a.m. – Permalink

• skeletonboy

  C4D without doubt.

  • C4D. This comes up a lot. Check the filter for more threads. Lynda.com has great tutorials on this.– CyBrain

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 2:27 a.m. – Permalink

• lukus_W

  3D involves completely different concepts to most 2D Adobe products.

  It's a huge area, and the answer is entirely dependent on what you need to achieve.

  • i disagree, and my transition to 3D from 2D has been rather seamless.– e-pill

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:49 a.m. – Permalink

• Ranger

  I'm getting my head around C4D at the moment, coming from mainly CS 2D apps background. It's fairly easy and rewarding, you can get the absolute basics immediately and then it is a process of working deeper and deeper into it. There's loads of online tutorials and resources around.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 4:10 a.m. – Permalink

• e-pill

  i am a traditional vector artist. been doing vector for 15+ years.
  in just a few weeks i learned 3D. i tried all the free apps,, blender google sketchup.. but they didnt work out for me.. until i tried Modo.

  http://www.luxology.com/trymodo/…

  you can download a 30day license for $25. it comes with the entire app. if you push yourself you can learn it quickly as well.

  here is the link for Google SketchUp a "FREE" 3D app
  http://sketchup.google.com/

  here is the link for Blender a "FREE" 3d app
  http://www.blender.org/download/…

  all 3 apps work on both mac/ pc

  you will love 3D!!

  • also c4d, zbrush, 3ds max, maya and so forth are also top..– e-pill1/3

    Blender is amazing but has the most counter-intuitive UI I've ever encountered– zray2/3

    thats why i hated Blender, its UI was retarded. Modo is amazingly simple.– e-pill3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 4:20 a.m. – Permalink

• spraycan

  3D is amazing, imo it's by far the most interesting programming area (yes im off topic)

  Modo is cool, Lightwave is also a good appli. the Modo dev team is the ancient lightwave dev team who left Newtek to found luxology

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 4:38 a.m. – Permalink

• Ranger

  If I could tag a question onto this post... like i said above, I've been learning C4D and am really getting into it, people always recommend it for starting out in, I was just wondering what the other programs (3d max, maya etc) have over it, what they are better at?

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 6:05 a.m. – Permalink

• lukus_W

  Hey, maybe I was being a bit negative in my comment above - but 3D involves lots of different areas. I think it's worth thinking about what you want to achieve - precisely because there's so much to learn.

  For example, study of each of these individual areas can lead to careers in their own right:

  * modelling
  * animation - rigging
  * character animation
  * lighting
  * material design + texturing
  * scripting
  * editing
  * rendering
  * compositing

  • yes now i 100% agree. the learning curve for 3D yields so much new career paths!!– e-pill

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 7:53 a.m. – Permalink

• juhls

  What lukus said.

  I prefer Maya, but I didn't find it super easy to learn or anything. Trying Modo next.

  Is there any 3D app that's better on the Mac or only made for it?

  • modo first > maya last
    maya is a beast, save it for last. learn the others b4 it.– e-pill1/2

    yes no point with maya, maya is for film 3d production– spraycan2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:10 a.m. – Permalink

• M_C_P

  c4d - strong in motion graphics, better integration/workflow to after effects, lowest learning curve for AE users (IMHO), fewer learning materials compared to maya or max

  maya - strong in feature films, steep learning curve,

  Max - strong in video games & architecture, PC only

  blender - free, horrible UI (but then again, it's free)

  I'm a c4d user myself after having tried learning the others. i'd suggest getting the demos and having a play with each and see which one gets around your head the best. in the end, they're all capable of high end shit.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:22 a.m. – Permalink

• lukus_W

  I like to think of each 3D application as a virtual workshop. You have a number of tools available to get the job done. The kind of basic tools that are available are the generally the same in most 3D applications.

  In my opinion, mastering 3D is related to understanding and mastering a logical workflow. Getting the job done effectively, involves learning;

  * which tools are available
  * which methods are available to achieve your objective
  * (and most importantly) which method is most appropriate in your individual circumstance

  This is the process you need to master, no matter which package you choose. I think it's beneficial to look behind the UI, and to try understand what you are trying to achieve - because this knowledge will allow you switch packages more readily if you need to.

  The the main difference betweens applications is in the way the tools are _used_ and the way the tools are _laid out_.

  Higher-end applications include tools which have been produced more recently -> as time goes by, these features are made available in the lower-end (cheaper) packages.

  • .. not sure if the analogy makes sense though?– lukus_W1/3

    also to master 3D you must master math itself. all things 3D revolve around math.– e-pill2/3

    not so sure about math - but basic algebra wouldn't hurt for character rigging / scripting.– lukus_W3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:39 a.m. – Permalink

• FatDude

  thanks everyone..

  

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  Dog-earMar 16, 10, 8:28 a.m. – Permalink