3D Design Software

Now, more than ever, we can talk about technology development and lots of inventions and innovations that no longer take 10 years to be introduced on the market, but are absorbed rapidly, as soon as they appear, and they are almost immediately replaced by even more performing and updated technology.

Sometimes I am nostalgic when I remember my childhood and the cartoons that were black and white then, but I and all the children in the world loved them so much. Well, even this field changes and the cartoons are now three dimensional. So today the guys who make these cartoons no longer use the paper and pencils, but the computer and special 3D design software for drawing them and producing the 3D cartoons. But this is not the only field in which you can use 3D design software, as it has so many applications, that I could talk for ever about it. It may also be called 3D graphic and you must be a real professional or even a simple amateur and still use it. There are so many downloadable versions available on the internet and they have so explicit directions, that a monkey could use them to make a 3D picture of itself.

Now seriously talking, 3D software is mainly used by professionals in the cartton industry, game developers, special effects artists in the movie industry and television and even in presenting some very convincing 3D projects of future houses, gardens and decks. Because there are so many features available in this software and a lot of applications, together with an incredible result, these software packages are quite expensive if you compare them to other software you can purchase on the internet. Of course the price of the package depends a great deal on the features offered.Sometimes the more complete software packages can offer such features as modelling, shading, animation, showing texture of material, animation, etc. For those interested, you can find some free and also paid 3D software here

Apparently LightWave, Maya, and 3DS max are the best 3D design software available now. Maya is the most famous now, having been on top for the last six years. It is used mainly in 3D animation , but it has started to be used in computer games, too. Its most powerful feature is character animation, as the wide variety of different and specific features make it a feared adversary and even though it is very complex and advanced, it also offers an incredibly customizable interface . You have the opportunity to use a set of features that are used by artisans and that let you shape and edit objects in a very personal and innovative way. Professionals use it for film and broadcasting production, so it must be really good at what it does. Maya makes incredible visual effects with such features as dynamic simulation of rigis objects or soft bodies, showing realistic movements of hair, clothes, water and other things like that.



Lightwave 3D is at the same time professional and obtaining good results, but also easy to use due to its explicit tools. It is highly recommended for 3D animation, with very good results, though some users criticized it for the difficult positioning of the files and the fact that you get lost easily in its chaotic structure.

3D Studio Max is well known and respected especially for the spectacular 3D designs in the video games. It is one of the few 3D desin software producer that  not have a version for Mac Operating System. It is fully featured as you can choose from a great number of possible features and also offers a large user base in architectural modeling. The thing that made it so much more famous and demanded by users all over the world was the fact that it accepted a lot of plu-ins from different other parties. users don't usually like to get stuck to only one software or hardware producer, and they try to get the best of every of them, so this feature made it the best in the lot. For example this software allows you to export your work and its result directly to Flash.



All the people looking for and trying to buy some 3D design software should take into consideration that there is a wide variaty of such software on the market, but you should try to find the one that is suitable for you, for your experience and skills and also for the purpose you intend to use it. Even though there are a lot of very complex packages it is advisable to find the easiest one for you, because the more complex does not always mean the best. I am talking mainly for those who are not professional designers and who could use some help in their endeavour of creating 3d design.  If you have the necessary means you can get very nice results with very simple software.



The number and quality of features available is also very important as the details make the whole structure of the design perfect. It is again a good thing if your software has a help section and it is even better if it offers online or phone help in case you get stuck. Then you should consider that the best result is obtained when you customize the settings , but this again depends on your experience and if you are only an amateur in this field it is perhaps better to use the default settings.

This being said have fun purchasing the best software for you.