I NEED a better 3D program besides Strata 3D 3.0.2 (the free version.) I saw Cinema 4D GO in a Mac magazine for $150 and I am saving up for it but I was wondering if it is worth the money. Does anyone have this and could tell me if it's good? Thanx in advanced.

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• Michael Lovinger

Why not just save up a little longer and go for the academic version of C4D XL? I tried the demos of both, and XL just seemed easier. go to the site and get the demo, and decide for yourself.

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The OS X demo is avaliable via iDisk too, if you're lucky enough to have X.

Anyway, I would most definately recommend getting the XL R7 version, it's $300 and far superior to GO, for example it contains BodyPaint 3D (allows you to paint directly onto your models), NURBS modeling (allows you to create dynamically adjustable lathes/lofts etc) and comes with Smells Like Almonds dynamic shaders (Really, really cool )

So, just save that little bit longer... I think it's a good modeling package myself, your best bet is to try demos of apps and finds what's best for you.

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Originally posted by Mike:
**I NEED a better 3D program besides Strata 3D 3.0.2 (the free version.) I saw Cinema 4D GO in a Mac magazine for $150 and I am saving up for it but I was wondering if it is worth the money. Does anyone have this and could tell me if it's good? Thanx in advanced.
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No you dont. Pleanty can be accomplished with that program if you are willing to just spens a little time and figure stuff out. Here are some things I have made in the program (Strata 3D 3.0.2 - the free version) recently:

Station:

Current Project (Incomplete):

Firehawk Fighter:

All I am saying is give it a chance and you can accomplish quite a lot. You just need to figure out some of the program's little quirks and anomalies. I found Cinema 4D extremely hard to use when I bought it (and I got XL), so I promtly sold it and am back with Strata. Great program.

ewan

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Oh yeah, Strata is great! (totally not sarcastic, i promise) Look:
(url="http://"http://www.adventuredog.f2s.com/shipyard.html")Shipyard(/url)
(url="http://"http://www.adventuredog.f2s.com/images/o.jpg")Alien Ship(/url)

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(This message has been edited by Evil Penguin (edited 02-01-2002).)

C4D isnt hard to use, it's just different. Imagine a Mechanisto user dumped into lightwave, they'd find it hard to use too.

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Don't get me wrong, Jules. Strata is a great program and I have done some nice stuff with it too, but it does have its limitations. I'm still going to use it but C4D is more powerful.

Check these out:

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• Michael Lovinger