Decent Modelling Software for Mac (and PC and Linux...)
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:24 pm
Just a quick "head's up" for anybody who's looking for 3D modelling software along the lines of Z-Brush... but at a relatively MUCH more affordable price.
Have a look at http://www.3d-coat.com/tutorial/voxel-video-manual/
Which is RUSSIAN made software (well, I'm glad to see anything good happening there, post-USSR, and all that!
It seems quite "Z-Brush-like" (a friend of mine works with Z-Brush, and it need TONS of resources to get it working, and its user interface is COMPLEX... unavoidable, I guess, with all the tools that it has...
The great thing about 3D-Coat (for me, anyhow...) is it's intro price for the FULL version is affordable-ish, and the student version is even more so! (quote/cut-and-paste):
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PRICE NOTICE!
In the interval September 15 – October 15, 2010 only 3D-Coat V 3.5 Full professional version will be available at $235 US for everyone. Starting from October 16, 2010 the 3D-Coat Full professional version will be priced $349 US with no special discount throughout trial period.
At the same time, the policy on the 3D-Coat Educational version will change too. We will be offering 3D-Coat to students, hobbyists and amateurs pursuing non-commercial goals, so as senior people and unemployed at $99 US.
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Sounds good to me! Now all I need is a system to run it on.. My MacBook just doesn't have the juice to handle anything like this!
Have a look at http://www.3d-coat.com/tutorial/voxel-video-manual/
Which is RUSSIAN made software (well, I'm glad to see anything good happening there, post-USSR, and all that!
It seems quite "Z-Brush-like" (a friend of mine works with Z-Brush, and it need TONS of resources to get it working, and its user interface is COMPLEX... unavoidable, I guess, with all the tools that it has...
The great thing about 3D-Coat (for me, anyhow...) is it's intro price for the FULL version is affordable-ish, and the student version is even more so! (quote/cut-and-paste):
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PRICE NOTICE!
In the interval September 15 – October 15, 2010 only 3D-Coat V 3.5 Full professional version will be available at $235 US for everyone. Starting from October 16, 2010 the 3D-Coat Full professional version will be priced $349 US with no special discount throughout trial period.
At the same time, the policy on the 3D-Coat Educational version will change too. We will be offering 3D-Coat to students, hobbyists and amateurs pursuing non-commercial goals, so as senior people and unemployed at $99 US.
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Sounds good to me! Now all I need is a system to run it on.. My MacBook just doesn't have the juice to handle anything like this!