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Explore the essential 3D graphics applications and their roles in various industries. This overview highlights widely-used software like AutoCAD for design, 3ds Max for modeling, and Maya for animated films such as Spider-Man. Discover how LightWave 3D excels in animating cartoon characters, while SOFTIMAGE creates special effects for films like Happy Feet. Learn about Caligari trueSpace and the custom software developed by Industrial Light and Magic, demonstrating the range of tools available for artists and animators in the world of 3D graphics.
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3ds Max The view on the bottom left (the camera view) is solid & textured mode for a preview, while the other views are in wireframe mode.
LightWave 3D -often used for animating cartoon-like characters for TV and movies
Maya -often used for animating realistic characters and scenes for major movies such as Spider-Man and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.
SOFTIMAGE -often used for creating exaggerated characters and special effects for major movies such as Charlotte’s Web (2006) and Happy Feet.
Caligari trueSpace [sic](with option turned on to show all editing buttons at once)
Custom Software In this screenshot, you can see that Industrial Light and Magic (ILM, George Lucas movie FX company) has created this custom software (They probably have a whole team of programmers besides their 3D Modeling video editing teams). It is running on Linux as opposed to Windows or Mac OS.