The closest open source equivalent to 3DS Max is probably Blender. In fact many Blender 3D users also uses 3DS Max.
Here’s some notes to make it easier for 3DS Max users to transit to the open source 3D suite:
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1. Unlike Max, Blender selection is using a right-mouse button click.
2. In Max, multiple select is […]
In order to make a realistic 3D robot, there is a need to understand the anatomy of one.
A 3D robot is structured very much like a living organism. So to make it realistic, a 3D concept robot can consider the location or provision of the following components.
1. Outer casing. This part must be modelled. For […]
Beside Bryce and Terragen, there is a most popular landscape generating program. It is the famous Vue.
Vue is the 3D landscape generating program that is widely used in movies. Well, a free copy of it is available on the latest issue of 3D World magazine.
The version on the magazine cover is Vue 8 Frontier. This […]
Bryce 7 is out now. Now it comes in three different versions. There is even a free PLE version. This version is however not for commercial usage.
Looking at the video, it seems the render quality has improved significant, approaching that of Vue.
Bryce and Vue should be the most popular landscape generating and rendering […]
According to the Sculptris website, it seems that the software has been acquired by Pixologic. Sculptris is a free 3D digital sculpting software. Pixologic is the maker of the popular commercial sculpting program Zbrush. Will Sculptris still be free in the future? We can only wait and see. In the meantime the software as been […]
