Advantages: Best 3D Modeling Software, easy to use, alot of resources, useful Plugins, best rendering and animating system, alot of gaming tools.
Disadvantages: Difficult to understand for beginners.

...Introduction: = Discreet 3d max is one the popular software that is being used in 3d modeling, animation, Movies, Games and artificial intelligence. It is very useful to animation and game industry. It is used by renowned game industries like rockstar, Ubisoft and Blizzard Entertainment. 3d max is very popular therefore discreet has been updating its product s to maintain its popularity. Mostly Professional artist and modelers also use it due to its GUI and handy tools. It is also popular because of its remarkable plug-ins. Demo versions of these plugins are available. These are also known as ADCP (Auto desk Certified plugins). 3ds max 6 included a lot of features for architectural products in making stairs , doors... Read review

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Advantages: Utilises 3D card. Simple layout.
Disadvantages: Difficult to master. Crash prone. Expensive

...3D Studio MAX (now upto version 3.1) by Kinetic. This program allows you to edit objects and landscapes in 3D using your 3D card. It allows allows (with various addons) creation of other 3D objects such as game mods and weapons (such as Rogue Spear). 3D Studio MAX is very difficult to pick up. It is not intended for the average or beginner user. The controls are simple enough, but creating good looking realistic pieces takes time and effort. However, behind the deceptivly simplistic layout hides a real power that can be used very effectively. One noticable trait is how the program uses your 3D card. This means that rendering is quicker, and much higher in quality. It's also faster overall, but sadly very prone to crashing as it is soo processor intensive. For serious artists and modellers this program is excellent. It holds... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, relatively cheap
Disadvantages: Will become out-of date faster

...details, and a slightly longer list of "built-in" features. >>> Can I still get one? Oh yes. They are now selling at £88 for a bare-bones card, or £150 for a fully packaged card with a pair of 3D specs (No, not just the red/green type either!) >>> So is it any good? Good question - The numbers on the box actually tell you very little. This card is not good. It is SUPERB! When I installed it, I didn't even need to start running flashy games to feel the difference. Just starting windows, using a browser, moving windows about a bit and clicking menus becomes a pleasure as everything starts to respond that bit more snappily. Of course if you already have a reasonable video card, you wouldn't benefit quite as much as I did. Starting up the games is also a pleasure. "Tomb Raider" and "Unreal Tournament" take on a whole new life... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonable price, excellent 3D images.
Disadvantages: Limited to certain graphics cards, can be very difficult to set up.

...Elsa have created affordable, good quality and highly effective 3D glasses for the selection of the market who use Elsa, Nvidia or the now no longer produced Voodoo graphics cards. By supporting many Nvidia cards, these glasses become available to a large proportion of computer owners, with Nvidia being a widely chosen graphics solution. However, they only officially support a certain range of Nvidia cards which is increasing as time goes by, so check to see if your card is supported as you may encounter problems otherwise. Saying this, they seem to work for many people on most of the cards. There are two versions of the Revelator 3D glasses, the wired version and the wireless version. The wired version has a good length (approx. 2 metres)of thin wire going from the glasses to a toggle that plugs into