| Product |
3D Canvas |
3D Canvas Plus |
3D Canvas Pro
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| Price |
Free |
$34.95 US |
$69.95 US
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| Who is it for? |
Those wanting an introduction to 3D modeling and animation |
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 images4
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3D Canvas Standard Modelling features
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import Formats1 |
 DirectX (x)BioVision
MD2
Raw (raw)
Wavefront (obj)
WorldToolKit (nff) |
DirectX (x)
BioVision Motion Capture
MD2
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)
AutoCAD (dxf)2
3D Studio (asc)
Imagine (iob)
Lightscape (lp)
LightWave (lwo)
Maya (rtg)
Quicktime 3D (3dmf)RealiMation (rbs)
RenderWare (rwx)
trueSpace (cob)
VideoScape (geo)
VRML 2.0 (wrl)
XGL
XYZ
ZGL
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| Export Formats |
POVRay (pov) |
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)
Collada (dae)
Imagine (iob)
Lightscape (lp)
LightWave (lwo)
Maya (ma)
Open Inventor (iv)
Quicktime 3D (3dmf)
Rail Simulator (igs/ia)
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 |
Standard |
Standard |
Standard
Rounded Cylindrical
Spherical
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| Animation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
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Animation Key-Frame Manipulation
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes
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Access to Moderated Support
Forum
|
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Yes |
Yes |
Extended Modelling
Operations
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|
Yes |
Yes |
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Full Online Help |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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Additional Functions |
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Crease All
Duplicate
Normalize Groups
Pipe Engineer
Reset Animation Positions
Scene Details
Shift Center on Selection
Weld to Range |
Crease All
Duplicate
Normalize Groups
Pipe Engineer
Reset Animation Positions
Scene Details
Shift Center on Selection
Weld to Range
Auto Mirroring
Bridge Engineer
Butt Objects
Clone
Consolidate
Count Triangles
Create Face
Create Unique Names
Fill Untextured
Foundry
Merge Faces
Piper
Print Hierarchy
Show Untextured
Split Faces
Swap Texture Files
Update Material
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Extensible with Third Party and User created Plug-Ins
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Yes |
Scripting
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Yes |
Boolean Operations
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Yes |
Animation Operations
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Yes |
Animation Timeline
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Yes |
Named Animation Sequences
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Yes |
NURBS Surfaces
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Yes |
Terrain Building Tool
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Yes |
Anti-Aliased rendering of Videos and Snapshots
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Yes |
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 |
Motion blur in recorded
animations
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Yes |
Photo-realistic Rendering3
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Yes |
Radiosity Lighting3
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Yes |
Atmospheric Effects3
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Yes |
Additional raytracing material attributes3
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Yes |
Refraction3
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Yes |
Focal Blur3
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Yes |
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Train Simulator Functions |
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MS Train Simulator Wizard
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MS Train Simulator Wizard
Train Simulator Engineer
Cab Engineer
Buffer Engineer
Handrail Engineer
Animate Rods/Pistons
Fit Boiler Curve
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