3DS Max or Cinema 4D

Which do yo recommend

Thursday, October 25, 2007 by RadialFX | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

I'm thinking of purchasing either 3DS Max or Cinema 4D. For those of you who are experienced with 3D Software. What's you honest opinion on those. I've also considered Strata 3d because of it's integration with Photoshop. Whadda you think. I know we have some experts on this site and would appreciate your valued opinions! Thanking you in advance. Rad
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Island Dog
Reply #1 Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:25 AM

I have played with both and I found 3DS Max to be more "user friendly", but I have no real experience to advise further.

 


pixel-z
Reply #2 Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:41 PM
I think C4D is better for a beginner, for a Pro user is better 3DSMax because have a more powerful render engine. You can always try a demo

RadialFX
Reply #3 Friday, October 26, 2007 12:56 AM
Thanks for your input, Dog, by "user friendly" do you mean that the interface is a little easier to find your way around in? Maybe easier to understand? Thanks, Rad

TYCUS
Reply #4 Friday, October 26, 2007 1:29 AM
3ds max is and it will stay as my first choise.

desii3D
Reply #5 Friday, October 26, 2007 7:15 PM
I like 3DS Max, however, I've been keeping an eye on Carrara now that its owned by Daz3D. I've never used Cinema4D so I can't speak for it. Carrara Express is available for less than $100.00 ($19.99 if you are a Daz Platinum Club Member). I do a lot of work in Poser 6 and its time comsuming at best and sometimes problematic to import any animation longer than about 120 frames to 3DS Max.
Saving my pennies for Carrara, just emptied the piggy bank upgrading from WB6 to the Full OD product.

Dave

vStyler
Reply #6 Friday, October 26, 2007 7:23 PM
3ds max for its wealth of tutorials and materials\meshes\resources available online, dwarf's everything else. Probably the most complte product too.

desii3D
Reply #7 Friday, October 26, 2007 9:57 PM
Probably the most complte product too.


Complete even.   

vStyler
Reply #8 Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:39 AM
Yup, thx for that, I didn't know how to spell it.   

RadialFX
Reply #9 Monday, October 29, 2007 11:15 AM
Thanks everyone for your input, it's such a big purchase I don't want to make the wrong one. You guys are a big help! It looks like it may be 3ds. Thanks, Rad

Splunk
Reply #10 Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:49 PM
If you attend a university, chances are you are able to get a student copy/license of either one for a very reasonable price.

Pugboy
Reply #11 Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:08 PM
If you want to create scenery, I would recommend Bryce. Blender is also a good modeling application, mostly because it is free

I would go with 3DSMax...

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