maya?

[CHUTHAN20]

which is good? maya or flash mx?

[Dan]

For 3d stuff? i did not know flash even had a 3d part to it.

If you have money or shop at kazaa/emule you should go with 3d max, but there are some open sorce free 3d progames like blender (i think it is called) that are also just as good.

[Tony]

flash MX doesn't have 3D without 3rd party plugins.

Personally I'd go with 3DSMAX, but Maya is on par with that if you're fine with UI

[Mazer]

Good point, Blender is cheap.

[Amailer]

I like Maya better then 3D MAX, Don't know why maybe cos that's the first thing i used


Tho it cost too much.....

[Viper]

is it possible to get maya free??(and b able 2 use it so the question is really is there a way 2 get maya and licence+key free?)

[Mazer]

Yes. You can get it for free by being a filthy sinning thief of a software pirate. OR, if you actually give some kind of shit about 3D graphics (I mean, why else do you care about the program?) I suppose you might be willing to shell out some cash. If you're going to do anything productive with it, you should be able to justify it's expense.

Or am I just in a bad mood today?

[rdrake]

There is a free version of Maya for learing purposes only. It's called Maya PLE. It's just like the full version, only it's for personal use and leaves a watermark on everything you render. Great way to try out the program though.

[Viper]

what do u mean it leaves a watermark on stuff you make do u mean it encodes something or actually puts a streak across it?

[[Gandalf]]

Well, even if someone was serious about 3d modelling - they might not be able to "shell out some cash", or at least enough since its over $1000, maybe even $5000? I forget.

Another good 3d modeller - especially for games is Milkshape 3d, its free too.

[rdrake]

Viper wrote:

what do u mean it leaves a watermark on stuff you make do u mean it encodes something or actually puts a streak across it?

It leaves a watermark which is tiled across the entire image. It says something like "Not for commercial use" or something like that. Haven't used it in a few weeks though. It's very noticable and not discreet at all.

[Viper]

i have only seen demos of maya other than PLE but i still think that $6999 american is a bit much i dont see tht being justified unless you plan on selling the creations/your work

[Mazer]

Viper wrote:

i have only seen demos of maya other than PLE but i still think that $6999 american is a bit much i dont see tht being justified unless you plan on selling the creations/your work

That's exactly my point. And if you don't plan to sell your works, what are you planning to use it for?