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- From: morley@camins.camosun.bc.ca
- Subject: Re: Info on these 3d animator software
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.084929.1@camins.camosun.bc.ca>
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- References: <1992Nov5.083408.7517@u.washington.edu> <1992Nov11.025302.28624@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov11.211314.10731@philabs.philips.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:49:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.211314.10731@philabs.philips.com>, kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) writes:
- > 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 ?
-
- Not true! We've purchased both 3DS *and* Autocad at student prices. We
- paid about $900 Canadian for 3DS (*After* taxes) and about $1000 for
- Autocad. In USA bucks it should be even less. This was 3DS 2.0 and
- Autocad release 11.
-
- MARK
- morley@camins.camosun.bc.ca
-
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