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3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

Post by SRR » Tue, 30 Sep 1997 04:00:00



HAHAHAHA

3D studio MAX was really made by Autodesk before they split and became
Kinetix.  MAX is much better than 3D studio.  Forget about 3D studio.  You
can output 3DS files from MAX and that is somewhat of a standard.

SRR



Quote:> I don't want to start a war but I would like to hear some opinions on
> Autodesk's 3d studio and Kinetix's 3d studio max.
> i'd like to know which format is used more by 3d engines, both
> commercial and free. Which program is cheaper, and if they grant student
> discounts. And which is easier to learn, use. Also which is more
> powerful. And last which would be most benificial to a game programmer.
> TIA

 
 
 
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3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

Post by Bill Pull » Tue, 30 Sep 1997 04:00:00



Quote:>HAHAHAHA

Did I miss somethng??

Quote:>3D studio MAX was really made by Autodesk before they split and became
>Kinetix.  MAX is much better than 3D studio.  Forget about 3D studio.  You
>can output 3DS files from MAX and that is somewhat of a standard.

Max has a bodged .3DS file output which is pretty much a waste of time
as it doesn't export mapping coordinates. It's also very very slow -
so unless you have a Pentium II 266 with >128Mb, i'd stick with
version 4. If it's just for low polygon game meshes then version 4 is
your best value for money.

Bill.

 
 
 
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3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

Post by Brett J. Wiesne » Tue, 30 Sep 1997 04:00:00


I don't want to start a war but I would like to hear some opinions on
Autodesk's 3d studio and Kinetix's 3d studio max.
i'd like to know which format is used more by 3d engines, both
commercial and free. Which program is cheaper, and if they grant student
discounts. And which is easier to learn, use. Also which is more
powerful. And last which would be most benificial to a game programmer.
TIA

 
 
 
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3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

Post by Mike Vall » Tue, 30 Sep 1997 04:00:00



Quote:>I don't want to start a war but I would like to hear some opinions on
>Autodesk's 3d studio and Kinetix's 3d studio max.

Autodesk owns Kinetix. 3dmax is a succesor to 3d studio. 3dmax is far superior
to 3d studio.

Quote:>TIA

Mike
 
 
 
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3d studio vs. kinetix 3d studio max

Post by Mike Vall » Wed, 01 Oct 1997 04:00:00



>Max has a bodged .3DS file output which is pretty much a waste of time
>as it doesn't export mapping coordinates. It's also very very slow -

You are wrong. Max 1.2 with the 3ds export fix exports mapping coordinates
just fine.

Quote:>so unless you have a Pentium II 266 with >128Mb, i'd stick with

The requirements aren't that steep. It runs fine with an AMD 200 with 32megs
of ram.

Quote:>Bill.

Mike
 
 
 
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