milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) (08/02/89)
I'm interested in hearing opinions from people who have used various Mac
3d graphics/animation packages.
One of the major thing's I'm looking for is a program with a good 3d model
editor that can handle articulated models without too much trouble.
Something with a motion scriptor for creating animations would also be a plus.
I'm looking for something that can produce high quality images, suitable for
photographing or recording on videotape. And (hopefully) with some form of
low-resolution preview mode that can be used to produce quick test animations
before investing hours (days) generating high-quality ones.
Greg Corson
19141 Summers Drive
South Bend, IN 46637
(219) 277-5306
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hallett@mrsvr.UUCP (Jeff Hallett) (08/03/89)
In article <1500@ndmath.UUCP>, milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) writes: > I'm interested in hearing opinions from people who have used various Mac > 3d graphics/animation packages. Try Super3D from Silicon Beach. It has some pretty nice built-in features for doing autorotation/increment/scale. Handles Bezier curves, 24bit color, most of the nice, fuzzy details and has the scripting that you want. I believe you can even hot-link your pictures to VideoWorks II to take advantage of the more powerful animators there, if you need it. Enjoy - I only have version 1 (can't afford the update to 2 yet), but it is fun, nevertheless. Jeffrey Hallett, PET Software Engineer GE Medical Systems, Box 414 Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 548-5163
errol@das.llnl.gov (Errol Craig) (08/03/89)
In article <845@mrsvr.UUCP> hallett@mrsvr.UUCP (Jeff Hallett) writes: >In article <1500@ndmath.UUCP>, milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) writes: >> I'm interested in hearing opinions from people who have used various Mac >> 3d graphics/animation packages. > >Try Super3D from Silicon Beach. It has some pretty nice built-in features >for doing autorotation/increment/scale. Handles Bezier curves, 24bit color, >most of the nice, fuzzy details and has the scripting that you want. I >believe you can even hot-link your pictures to VideoWorks II to take >advantage of the more powerful animators there, if you need it. I've been using Super3D over the past few months, and I'd agree that it's an impressive program, but there are a few things I don't like about it. It's horribly slow on a MacPlus or SE, and is somewhat confusing especially when working with cross sections. In retrospect, I wish I had bought Swivel 3D. I've only heard good things about it. <> <> Errol |'Big Brother's watching you...'-G.Orwell| errol@das.llnl.gov or errol@datsun.llnl.gov