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Archive for June, 2010

The free and lowcost alternatives for 3D work

Open source and free software are changing the software landscape. For doing 3D work, there are in fact free and low cost alternatives to expensive applications.
Here are some of the free or low cost equivalent
3DS Max, Maya alternative. There is only one that we can think of. And that is Blender 3D
Zbrush, Mudbox alternative. Sculptris […]

Cheapest 3D Solid Parametric CAD

3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software for mechanical design and engineering are usually very expensive. The high end ones include very capable but complex software systems such as Pro-engineer, Solid Edge and Catia. One of the most popular of this type of 3D engineering software is Solidworks.
In the realm of 3D Solid parametric CAD system, […]

Carrara 8 3D software promotion

What is Carrara ? It is a relatively affordable 3D application that can be used for modeling, rendering and animation. There are two versions of Carrara: the Standard and the Pro edition.
Carrara has a reputation for being easy and intuitive to use. Despite, its ease of use, it pack quite a lot of features especially […]