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In article <1993Jan2.070146.20330@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP) writes:
> In article <bobl.at6h@bobsbox.rent.com> bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin) writes:
> >
> >Autodesk 3D Studio is the better package if we compare it to the Amiga
> >version of Imagine 2.0.  I think the 3D Studio interface as well as its
> >commands and options are better than Imagine 2.0 on the Amiga.  Of
> >course the IBM version may be different or it may be a 3.0 version
> >release.  Another thing to consider is that 3D Studio comes in at a
> >hefty $2500.00 I believe and list on Imagine PC will probably be
> >somewhere around $500.00.
> >
> Can you list some feature why Autodesk 3D studio is better? Is there any
> 3D package for Amiga which is better than Imagine?

I don't use 3D Studio but I have an associate who uses it and have been
to a few demos.  I find the materials editor and previewing to be far
and away a great plus for 3D Studio.  I find the ability to view the
camera angle as well as the light angles in the "scene editor" to be a
great help as well.  The inclusion of a CD-ROM of tons of textures is
fantastic and the manual that comes with 3D Studio puts Imagine's manual
to shame.  But once again, I can only comment on the 2.0 version of
Imagine for the Amiga and not on the proposed PC version since I have
yet to see that one.

There are a couple of 3D packages that are better than Imagine in my
opinion.  I use Lightwave 3D as my primary 3D package.  Sometimes I use
Imagines modeler for creating objects because there are some powerful
extrusion commands along paths.  I feel that the latest versions of
Caligari can give Imagine a run also.  However, you must realize that
both Lightwave 3D and Caligari Broadcast cost almost 10 times that of
Imagine.

Imagine is a *very* good product for its cost and just because I don't
feel it's the best available shouldn't disuade anyone from considering
it.  I feel it far surpasses any other package for the price and it even
surpasses several that cost many times Imagine's price.

--
 Bob Lindabury

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