Maya

[Powerblaster]

Here is my 3d room that I made with maya I think it came out pretty good it's almost identical to my actual room.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r285/Powerblaster/Showoff/my3droom.jpg

[Jrock850]

:twisted:

very nice room, I'm going to post my Maya 3d room rendering up soon.

I would have concentrated less on the lighting in this piece...it seems too intense

but the furniture is sick

-J....

[clarence]

Amazing 3D software.....
Maya is the current king-of-the-hill in high-end 3D animation software: over the past six years it has become the established leader in character animation for feature films. More recently, with the benefit of lower pricing, Maya has also become a strong player in video game development, although it is still not as popular as Max for games.

features: 3D Max is a favorite with the architectural and visualization animators, whereas Maya is the one of choice for TV and film industry. 3D Max has great conceptual modeling tools, large-scale environment creation and works well with other Autodesk product lines to name a few of the main features. Maya on the other hand has amazing character rigging, animation layering as well as motion capture handling capabilities that surpass 3d Max.

Maya has great advantages over 3D Max regarding Nurbs modeling. This is because the software has taken on a different approach in this area, which means it is easier to utilize. Nurbs are complex surfaces it would be the technique you would use to create a polygon for example. The effects that the animator can get regarding fluid are impressive with Maya. It will allow very realistic simulations of fluid and gas reaction in the real and the ocean shader it has implemented produces astounding quality for water animation. In addition with Maya, you can free hand draw and utilize a 3D paint effects that include some special effects as well done with what is called Paint Effects.

To determine which is the best first depends on your budget as 3D Max is more affordable, but if your purpose is Architectural and Visualization then you aren't going to get a bargain because Maya is better suited here. For the special effects in animation then Maya is the choice. Finally, the decision will come down to what your computer can handle. Maya operates on Windows, Mac and Linux with Max being restricted to Window based systems only. In any event, with either one of these software packages you are going to have the best of both worlds.