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3-D Animation Blossoms on NT
/ For Starters, a Simpler 3-D Package
While we've concentrated on the three production-level tools available for Windows NT/95, we'd be remiss not to highlight a good starter program: Caligari's trueSpace 3. Although it lacks some production-quality tools, trueSpace 3 is ideal for the beginner to 3-D. It has powerful modeling and dynamics capabilities, is inexpensive (a street price below $600), come
s with a good manual, is easy to get into, has a friendly (if not always intuitive) iconic interface, and comes with several on-screen tutorials th
at demonstrate important features.
The program has a great deal of enthusiastic support from its user base, due in part to its 3-D Web design tools, such as a built-in browser, URL connectivity, and 3-D audio. These features make it an excellent Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) world-building tool for beginners and experienced users. If you want to get your feet wet with 3-D, trueSpace 3 is worth a long look.
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