Maya is high-end professional 3D CG studio software for the most part (think LOTRs, Star Wars). It is expensive and has a learning curve, well, just think about a rocket launch. ;)

Maya can probably do anything with MEL scripting and third-party plugins, but are you being paid $50/hr to do this? Then reconsider.

Not to belittle Poser here, in this forum, but there really is no comparison. Poser is low-end 3D software - specialized at best, if one must. Vue Infinite is medium-end 3D software, but e-On looks to be moving it up in the ranks.

I'd say compare the considered software (Maya has a PLE version) and compare prices and then decide on your budget, skill-level, and requirements. I probably could recommend Cinema 4D for its easy learning curve and relatively inexpensive cost. The base package, for like $700, has modeling, rendering, and character animation. The problem is that if you find that you like it, you may be adding on modules which can start racking up the overall software costs. There is a demo for this as well (www.maxon.net). ETA: And to be fair, there is also SoftImage XSI which is also relatively inexpensive and contains a wide variety of 3D tools (modeling, rendering, animation).

Message edited on: 03/08/2006 08:04

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