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- From: kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan)
- Subject: Re: Info on these 3d animator software
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.211314.10731@philabs.philips.com>
- Keywords: 3d software
- Sender: news@philabs.philips.com (Mr. C. News)
- Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York
- References: <1992Nov5.083408.7517@u.washington.edu> <1992Nov11.025302.28624@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:13:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.025302.28624@midway.uchicago.edu> chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov5.083408.7517@u.washington.edu> eylerken@u.washington.edu writes:
- >>
- >> I would like some information about these products, what you like, featur,
- >>bad, etc.
- >>
- >> 1. 3D studio ( now I see one by autodesk at ver 2.0, is this the sae
- >> one that everyone tells me is so great? >
- >>
- >> 2. Topas 4.0 by at&t I believe
- >>
- >> 3. Digital Arts DGS 3.3
- >>
- >>and I would like to know if there is a student price for these programs.
- >
- > If I were just starting out, and had no previous experience with any
- >of these programs I would probably go with 3D Studio. It is the only one
- >of these that is currently being developed at a reasonable pace. Topas
- >is Crystal 3D with a more interactive face grafted on, and GSL (the
- >former graphic software arm of AT&T) believes in tiny improvments at
- >high prices. Digital Arts fired their tech support guy, and seems to
- >want to dump the PC product in favor of a product for the Indigo.
- >
- > Autodesk seems likely to be the most likely to offer a student price,
- >as they offer one on AutoCad.
- >
- The last time I asked about the student price, it's about $1500.00.
- Any student has the kind of money ?
-