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I need a sweet 3D program for Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="edun" data-source="post: 1305462" data-attributes="member: 217109"><p>Dman, </p><p>I realise its some 2 years since your post, but there are far more options for you on OSX now. Notably (for modelling) we now have Rhino 5 on mac. Its still in its beta version and seems to have been for ever now - but thats not always a bad thing. Currently its free, very usable, bug free and almost an industry standard. Iv been opting to use it over my fully paid for windows version as its much more stable!! In short, its a great program with loads of free literature / blogs / tutorials etc (which should really be one of your main concerns if your learning surface modelling from scratch).</p><p></p><p>When it comes to rendering check out Luxions 'Keyshot'. Fantastic instant results if your aim is to produce studio style photography. might not be great for interior shots (POS in supermarkets etc). For that it might be worth getting your head around V-ray (only on PC however).</p><p></p><p>Rendering software is advancing all the time, and getting easier to use. Really its worth putting your efforts into learning good modelling practices. Autodesk Alias is the 'daddy', but i wouldn't recommend trying to learn it from scratch. Rhino uses a similar approach to modelling, is far less daunting, cheaper, nicer to use and all knowledge picked up using it will be translatable to 'Alias' if you ever needed to advance to the next level of modelling (car surfacing industry standard).</p><p></p><p>in short: MacRhino + Keyshot on mac = great images!</p><p></p><p>dont waste your time with anything else</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edun, post: 1305462, member: 217109"] Dman, I realise its some 2 years since your post, but there are far more options for you on OSX now. Notably (for modelling) we now have Rhino 5 on mac. Its still in its beta version and seems to have been for ever now - but thats not always a bad thing. Currently its free, very usable, bug free and almost an industry standard. Iv been opting to use it over my fully paid for windows version as its much more stable!! In short, its a great program with loads of free literature / blogs / tutorials etc (which should really be one of your main concerns if your learning surface modelling from scratch). When it comes to rendering check out Luxions 'Keyshot'. Fantastic instant results if your aim is to produce studio style photography. might not be great for interior shots (POS in supermarkets etc). For that it might be worth getting your head around V-ray (only on PC however). Rendering software is advancing all the time, and getting easier to use. Really its worth putting your efforts into learning good modelling practices. Autodesk Alias is the 'daddy', but i wouldn't recommend trying to learn it from scratch. Rhino uses a similar approach to modelling, is far less daunting, cheaper, nicer to use and all knowledge picked up using it will be translatable to 'Alias' if you ever needed to advance to the next level of modelling (car surfacing industry standard). in short: MacRhino + Keyshot on mac = great images! dont waste your time with anything else [/QUOTE]
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