[X4U] 3D

[Randy B. Singer]

On May 20, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Winston MacKelvie wrote:

> Can anyone suggest a 3D app for Mac? I was hoping for a full  
> fledged CAD App and preferably a CAD-CAM.

A 3D graphics application is different than a CAD application.

My son uses:

Blender (free)
http://www.blender.org/
for 3d graphics, but if he had unlimited funds, he'd be using:

Maya ($4,100)
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13577897&siteID=123112


For CAD you can use:

CADintosh ($30)
http://www.lemkesoft.com/xd/public/content/index._cGlkPTE3MA_.html

Cheetah ($150)
http://www.cheetah3d.com/index.php

ViaCAD ($250)
http://www.punchcad.com/products/viacadprov6.htm

Bonzai ($500)
http://www.bonzai3d.com/products/bonzai3d.html

TurboCAD
http://www.turbocad.com/

TouchCAD ($800)
http://www.touchcad.com/

PowerCADD ($955 and up)
http://www.engsw.com/
WildTools (add on for Power CADD)
http://www.seqair.com/WildTools/WildTools.html

VectorWorks ($1,000)
http://www.nemetschek.net/

Cobalt ($3,000)
http://www.ashlar.com/sections/products/cobalt/cobalt.html

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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