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Smith Micro
Shade
Shade is a full-scale 3D geometric modeling, rendering and
animation program for all levels of computer users. Its intuitive
user interface makes it easy to use, not only for experts
but also for beginners. Its robust and easy-to-use modeling
with Bezier Curves and Surfaces, various lifelike environmental
settings, and photo-realistic ray-traced rendering enable
you to freely, quickly and effectively create any 3D shape
you can imagine. It is the ideal product for graphic design,
architectural design, industrial design, 3D animation, film
& video, and other related fields.
E
I Animation System
Since 1987, ElectricImage has been pushing the limits of computer
generated imagery. Creating a world class animation system
for the Macintosh wasn't easy, and many thought it couldn't
be done. Designed by visual effects artists, ElectricImage
was made to handle the worst of what Hollywood could throw
at it. ElectricImage is the first desktop 3D product to score
major credits in such films as "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace",
"Star Trek: First Contact", "The Mask" and "Terminator 2:
Judgment Day." Television credits include "Star Trek Voyager,"
"The X-Files," "Dateline NBC," "Babylon 5," numerous other
shows and commercials.
ABVENT
Artlantis Studio
As a continuation of the Artlantis
technologies, the Studio version puts in action the exploration
of any of your virtual worlds made in Artlantis. Offering
all the advanced functions for digital imagery that were provided
in Artlantis R, Artlantis Studio, with the adding of the animated
visualization of 3D objects and 3D scenes, manages to keep
the same obviousness of use and the same vocation of technological
revolution which are the trademarks of the Artlantis product
family.
Smith Micro
Shade Pro
The personal model of the Shade series is a low cost - high
performance choice for SOHO and personal use, including all
the basic features of Shade Professional. It also supports
plug-ins and scripting that allow unlimited function extension.
Because the user interface is the same, you can easily shift
to the Professional model as the need arises.
MAXShade.com
Luminaire MAX Radiosity plugin
For a limited time, MAXShade.com giving away licenses to Luminaire
for FREE! Luminaire gives 3D Studio MAX lighting control you never
thought possible. Add advanced radiosity lighting to your scene
to give it that extra sense of realism. Have a swimming pool naturally
reflect and refract light, producing those caustic effects you would
expect. Turn any object, including particle systems, into a source
of light. All of this and more, and you never have to leave your
modelling and animation environment -- Luminaire is seamlessly integrated
into 3D Studio MAX !
Pixologic
ZBrush
With ZBrush, you can take a classic, painterly approach, or really
dig in and sculpt. Either way, the images you create –- from the
very first day -- are simply amaZing! ZBrush's allows you to paint
with a variety of materials -- from plastic to chrome, wood to reptilian
skin -- and includes many adjustable attributes: ambient, specular,
diffuse, transparency, metallicity and more.
NewTek
LightWave
LightWave 3D has consistently dominated the television and film
markets. The game development market is soon to follow. Designed
for production use, LightWave boasts the industry's fastest most
beautiful rendering engine, complete subdivision modeling, and an
animation system built upon the worlds fastest, most accurate 3D
Inverse Kinematics (IK) engine. You have found the application that
delivers all the power you need today, the flexibility to expand
tomorrow, and at a price the competition cannot beat. With radiosity,
caustics, subdivision surface animation, Skelegons, thousands of
enhancements, and an unsurpassed workflow, LightWave [6] is everything
you need in an animation system.
Autodesk
3ds max
3ds max™ for Windows® is the world’s best-selling professional
3D modeling, animation and rendering software for creating
visual effects, character animation and next generation game
development. 3ds max delivers a fully collaborative 3D environment
and new high-speed int
auto.des.sys
form.Z Radiosity
form•Z is an award winning general purpose
solid and surface modeler with an extensive set of 2D/3D
form manipulating and sculpting capabilities, many of
which are unique. It is an effective design tool for
architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers,
animators and illustrators, industrial and interior
designers, and all design fields that deal with the
articulation of 3D spaces and forms. form•Z is highly
responsive to the needs of mature designers and, at
the same time, novices can use it with ease.
Robert
McNeels Flamingo
Flamingo brings all the features of AccuRender's radiosity and raytrace
rendering technology to Rhino. This plug-in includes:
Gestel
solidThinking DESIGN
solidThinking DESIGN is the professional surface modeling and rendering
solution for industrial designers, style centers and CG artists
available on Windows and Macintosh. solidThinking DESIGN is fully
parametric: thanks to the exclusive Construction History, the designer
has complete freedom to explore design alternatives and exploit
creativity. Not only a Class-A surface modeler, solidThinking DESIGN
lets you render your manufacturable models with unsurpassed photo-realism.
Caligari
trueSpace
trueSpace is used widely by 3D artists and animators
and has gained industry recognition for advanced capabilities such
as hybrid radiosity rendering and direct manipulation user interface.
Helios
Radiosity Renderer
The Helios Radiosity Renderer offers
a platform-independent solution for developers looking
for photorealistic rendering capabilities. It is currently
available for OEM licensing as Helios32, a compact dynamic
link library for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000.
ART
RenderDrive
For the first time the image you want to create
can be achieved in the real world of impossible production deadlines.
No compromises with image quality. Predictable results. Maximum
performance. RenderDrive is the only real solution in 3D rendering.
VIRTUALIGHT
Renderer
VIRTUALIGHT is a sophisticated standalone rendering engine that
allows previewing and photorealistic rendering of 3D scenes. Like
the RenderMan Interface (R) from Pixar, its interface may be thought
of as a 3D scene description format (this interface is not Renderman
compliant). It can be used as a communication protocol between any
modeling programs or production packages and the VIRTUALIGHT renderer
to produce photorealistic quality images. VIRTUALIGHT is free for
personal use and available for Windows (Win32). A Linux version
should be coming soon. However, it is a shareware software. This
means that to keep using it for educational purpose or commercial
gain of any kind (including profiting from any published images
or animations created with it), you will be requested to register
by sending the author a donation ($50 US).
DAZ
Carrara Pro
Carrara is a complete 3D solution for modeling,
shading, scene building, animation, rendering, and special
effects. Built for the creative professional who is advancing
into the world of 3D, Carrara's open architecture allows you
to customize the application with additional plug-ins for
additional creative effects or functionality
Art.Lantis
Rendering and Animation
Art lantis revolutionizes the world of photo-realistic
rendering and animation. Its user-friendliness, simplicity
and efficiency, together with the astounding quality of its
rendered images, reveal unsurpassed technological performance.
With its brand-new rendering engine, implementing Mart™ technology,
today ART lantis® reaches an unprecedented level of speed
and performance.
Strata
3Dpro
Point, spot, sun, glowing surfaces and inter-object illumination
give you all the tools you need to properly light your scene.
Set the fall-off distance, penumbra, source size and more.
User colored lighting -- or even project images with your
light sources. There's no limit to the number or type to create
the sophisticated effect you're looking for.
Electric
Image Amorphium Pro
Amorphium Pro combines conventional
modeling with the ability to create 3D objects using real-time
2D brushes and design tools. If you're familiar with 2D image
programs like Adobe Photoshop, then you'll be able to create
professional 3D graphics in no time. Amorphium Pro eliminates
painstaking wireframe editing and the horrific learning curve
associated with traditional 3D programs. You can even use
a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet to sculpt and paint your
objects. Create an entire 3D scene or add graphical elements
to Print designs, Web sites, or Multimedia projects.
Maxon
Cinema 4D XL
CINEMA 4D XL turn almost any computer into a 3D animation
studio with CINEMA 4D XL. CINEMA 4D's enhanced architecture
promises workstation performance on consumer hardware, so
you can build your own animation studio with less investment
than ever before. Incredibly fast workflow in a fully integrated
3D environment combined with the world's fastest raytracer
will help you produce mind-boggling 3D graphics quicker than
ever before.
mikkel
fredborg gile[s]
Full Global Illumination (GI), including color bleeding, geometry
lights, transparency, masking, double sided materials and
much much more.
Gestel
solidThinking VANTAGE
solidThinking VANTAGE is the high-end CAID solution for the
most demanding industrial designer with engineering needs.
The top version of solidThinking offers all the modeling and
rendering features you can find in the DESIGN version plus
some exclusive features such as Make Manifold, Associative
Dimensioning, Plotting, advanced control of Tangency and Curvature
Continuity (G2), and more.
Robert
McNeel AccuRender
Rendering Photometrically accurate images
with reflections, refraction, diffusion, translucency, transparency,
color bleeding, shadows, depth of field, depth attenuation,
ClearFinish™, and indirect lighting. Animation Viewpoint animation
for walk-throughs and fly-bys, and sunlight animation for
shadow studies. Virtual reality Panorama networks using iMove
or Live Picture technology. Lighting analysis Walk through
a pseudocolor display showing illuminance or luminance contours.
Use the cursor as a meter to measure the values on any surface.
Hardware requirements No special hardware is needed beyond
what is required for AutoCAD, Revit, or Rhino. |
