Title: *fast* *cheap* Modeler renderer for voxel stack ? Post by: ker2x on April 02, 2012, 05:57:49 PM i'm used to play with blender + luxrender when i want to pla with 3D stuff.
But Blender is painfull SLOW :'( when i open a 500k face .obj (it freeze a lot) while most (all but Google Sketchup, actually) other software handle them easily. Anyone know fast-enough modeler that can handle high quality rendering (with a preference for luxrender or indigorenderer) that doesn't cost $500+ (and most of them are well above $1k) and can handle many-face voxel-stacked-object ? i started to test some of them (trial, demo, freeware, ...). I'll post my review asap, but so far i haven't found anything that please me. Title: Re: *fast* *cheap* Modeler renderer for voxel stack ? Post by: ker2x on April 02, 2012, 06:03:06 PM indigorenderer handle :
- sketchup : can't open huge objects - blender : too slow !! - Revit : not test, insanely expensive - C4D : not tested, insanely expensive - 3DS Max : not tested, insanely expensive - Maya : not tested, insanely expensive luxrender handle : - blender : too slow - 3DS Max : not tested, insanely expensive - sketchup : can't open huge objects - C4D : not tested, insanely expensive - DAZ Studio 4 : currently testing it. i could open/manipulate fractal object without slowdown, but it's all about character modelling. (the plugin cost $80: http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=13789 ) - Carrara 8 : there is a rumor about a future Cararra 8 plugin to render to luxrender - XSI : not tested, insanely expensive - Poser : not tested. Edit : ok, i think i understand about DAZ Studio 4. the free version is just/mostly for simple character creation (basically, you buy item on the DAZ market and assemble it in the Free DAZ version). However the pro version look like a real modeler. Title: Re: *fast* *cheap* Modeler renderer for voxel stack ? Post by: lycium on April 02, 2012, 07:39:43 PM So I'm obviously biased, but we also offer Indigo RT at a much lower price than the full Indigo Renderer, with a few features removed: http://www.indigorenderer.com/product-comparison
Chaotica has already been made a Glare Technologies product, and will eventually integrate with Indigo for high-end 3D fractal rendering. This is when support for volume grids will be added :) Title: Re: *fast* *cheap* Modeler renderer for voxel stack ? Post by: ker2x on April 02, 2012, 07:57:38 PM Chaotica has already been made a Glare Technologies product, and will eventually integrate with Indigo for high-end 3D fractal rendering. This is when support for volume grids will be added :) hooooo :surprised: testing chaotica right now ! edit 2 : i love it ;D (http://fractals.s3.amazonaws.com/chaotica/flames2.png) |