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dr_lubin · 08-18-2009, 05:02 PM

Hello lovely,

This is for a high end website, who recently thought it would be excellent to have true 3d models of their bows (archery, hunting) on their website so users could "fly around them, and see all the parts". The company has the CAD files from the actual production of the bow - that's a good start right? My task is getting them from CAD to web. My team is fluent in design/flash/db, but we are green in this 3d modeling. What program am I after now?

I tinkered with 3dstudiomax a great many years ago, but haven't been involved in that realm since. Been stuck in marketing... Is Maya a good solution? I heard they can import CAD? Does 3d studio max still fight the good fight?

ANY advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

-L

08-18-2009, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
dr_lubin Crazy	Program to turn CAD into 3d model? Hello lovely, This is for a high end website, who recently thought it would be excellent to have true 3d models of their bows (archery, hunting) on their website so users could "fly around them, and see all the parts". The company has the CAD files from the actual production of the bow - that's a good start right? My task is getting them from CAD to web. My team is fluent in design/flash/db, but we are green in this 3d modeling. What program am I after now? I tinkered with 3dstudiomax a great many years ago, but haven't been involved in that realm since. Been stuck in marketing... Is Maya a good solution? I heard they can import CAD? Does 3d studio max still fight the good fight? ANY advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks! -L __________________ I'd rather regret what I did do than what I didn't.