Software 3d

Software for making 3D animations

1) Basic Skill Level

* Poser

* Xara 3D

* Amorphium

* Adobe Dimension

In this part of Basic skill level, we are going to explain on the characteristics of images that are produced by Poser software and how to make a 3D image by using Poser.

Poser is very easy to use. Although easy, it can reach up to a profesional level. Poser is a 3D character renderer and animator that lets us pose and animate ready-made, high quality 3D figures.

Picture 1: Process of making a 3D object using Poser

As well as posing a character's body, Poser provides an enormous range of parameters to control every aspect of a figures physical anatomy. The models that come with Poser are quite basic.

However, third-party developers (DAZ 3D, for example) sell a wide range of additional figures that can add realism and flexibility. Any type of body style is available-from emaciated to obese, skinny to muscular, and individual limbs can be tweaked to suit the particular purpose.

Picture 2: Results after being modified

We can create facial features that are realistic, or completely alien in appearance by adjusting the dozens of controls that determine the position, size and shape of every facial element. The "Michael 2" model from DAZ 3D, for example, includes 230 head controls (including 15 eye shapes, 8 eyebrow modifiers, and 12 teeth modifiers), and nearly 350 individual controls for adjusting the shape of the body.

Poser models can be viewed in a variety of ways-as wireframe models, blocky 3D models, or "skinned" models. Realistic skin tones can be added during the final rendering process, using a combination of texture, reflection, transparency, and bump maps.

Picture 3: The ‘Michael 2’ model

Intermediate Skill Level

* Strata 3D

* Pixels (only for Mac OS)

* Bryce 3D

* Blender

For this intermediate skill level, we are going to explain the properties of Bryce 3D software.

Bryce is an easy-to-use landscape...