Product
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3D Canvas
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3D Canvas Plus
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3D Canvas Pro |
Who is it for?
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Those wanting an introduction to 3D modeling and animation
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Those interested in creating detailed models or creating low-polygon models for game development
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Those wanting a full-fledged 3D modeling and animation package with the ability to create photo-realistic images
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3D Canvas Standard Modelling features |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Import Formats1
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DirectX (x)BioVision MD2 Raw (raw) Wavefront (obj) WorldToolKit (nff)
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DirectX (x) BioVision Motion CaptureMD2 Raw Triangles (raw) Wavefront (obj) WorldToolKit (nff) 3D Studio (3ds) AutoCAD (dxf)2
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DirectX (x) BioVision Motion Capture MD2 Raw Triangles (raw) Wavefront (obj) WorldToolKit (nff) 3D Studio (3ds) 3D Studio (asc) AutoCAD (dxf)2 Imagine (iob) Lightscape (lp) LightWave (lwo) Maya (rtg) RealiMation (rbs) RenderWare (rwx) trueSpace (cob) VideoScape (geo) VRML 2.0 (wrl) XGL XYZ ZGL
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Export Formats
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POVRay (pov)
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POVRay (pov) 3D Studio (3ds) DirectX (x) MD2 MS Train Simulator (s) MS Flight Simulator 2002
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POVRay (pov) 3D Studio (3ds) DirectX (x) MD2 MS Train Simulator (s) MS Flight Simulator 2002 3D Studio (asc) AutoCAD (dxf) Imagine (iob) Lightscape (lp) LightWave (lwo) Maya (ma) Open Inventor (iv) Quicktime 3D (3dmf) Raw Triangles (raw) RealiMation 4.1 (rbs) RenderMan (rib) RenderWare (rwx) Shockwave 3D (w3d) Softimage 3.5 (xsi) SteroeLithography (stl) trueSpace (cob) TurboSilver (ts) VideoScape (geo) VRML (wrl) Wavefront (obj) WorldToolKit (nff) X3D XGL ZGL
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Skeletal Animation Bones
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Standard
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Standard
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Standard Rounded Cylindrical Spherical
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Animation
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Animation Key-Frame Manipulation
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Access to Moderated Support Forum
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Yes
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Yes
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Extended Modelling Operations |
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Yes
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Yes
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Full Online Help
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Yes
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Yes
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Additional Primitives
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Yes
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Yes
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Additional Functions
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Crease All Duplicate Normalize Groups Pipe Builder Reset Animation Positions Scene Details Shift Center on Selection Train Simulator Wizard Weld to Range
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Auto Mirroring Count Untextured Clone Consolidate Crease All Create Face Create Unique Names Duplicate Fill Untextured Merge Triangles Normalize Groups Pipe Builder Reset Animation Positions Scene Details Shift Center on Selection Train Simulator Wizard Update Material Weld to Range |
Extensible with Third Party and User created Plug-Ins
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Yes
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Scripting
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Yes
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Boolean Operations |
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Yes
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Animation Operations |
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Yes
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Animation Timeline
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Yes
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Named Animation Sequences
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Yes
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NURBS Surfaces
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Yes
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Terrain Building Tool
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Yes
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Anti-Aliased rendering of Videos and Snapshots
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Yes
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Export of a animations as a series of images allowing for the creation of animated GIFs using a third-party program
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Yes
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Motion blur in recorded animations
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Yes
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Photo-realistic Rendering3
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Yes
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Radiosity Lighting3
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Yes
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Atmospheric Effects3
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Yes
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Additional raytracing material attributes3
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Yes
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Refraction3
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Yes
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Focal Blur3
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Yes
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