Tag Archives: 3DSMax

3ds max vs. maya

Posted on 23/03/2008 by Spot

there’s a very interesting discussion going on over at autodesk’s area where users are comparing 3ds max and maya. luckily there’s not much of the usual flaming going on and most of the comments try to be objective, so …

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rendering wireframes (again)

Posted on 05/02/2008 by Spot

i was writing about rendering wireframes in 3ds max quite a while ago and the solution offered by using a special mental ray shader works in maya, too; because maya now also has a built-in mental ray rendering system. …

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polyboost gets a boost

Posted on 30/01/2008 by Spot

my beloved polyboost tool has just undergone a large upgrade and it’s more than worth installing it. the partial rewrite in c++ makes quite a difference and makes the tool even more powerful with dense objects. i’m just amazed …

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straighten out vertices or curve points

Posted on 25/01/2008 by Spot

i just discovered that the same trick i use in 3ds max to straighten out vertices or curve points when they’re just slightly away from a prospective alignment, works in maya, too. just pick the vertices or curve points …

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discussing 3ds max 2008

Posted on 03/11/2007 by Spot

as usual, an interesting discussion is going on over at cg society about the latest edition of 3ds max and all its new features. worth reading if you’re still unsure about paying for this upgrade. the topic most talked …

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paul neale compares maya and 3ds max

Posted on 24/08/2007 by Spot

paul neale set up a nice table of similarities between maya and 3ds max. very helpful if you know the one package, but you need to do some work in the other – like i have to do now. …

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must-have quicktools for 3ds max

Posted on 13/02/2007 by Spot

shannon dees distributes his quicktools for 3ds max on his website. those quicktools contain a lot of small and tiny time savers by defining some shortcuts to popular 3ds max functions: centering a pivot, hiding specific object types, opening …

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