Silo's around $100

DAZ Sell Hexagon ? it's affordable

Modo was coded buy Lightwavers it's $700 $800 something like that

Maya's $2000 & $7000 just to make stuff for Poser is a bit of a over kill.

think the $7000 version has annual $1000 user fee also.

 

Adobe most popular app for painting.it's not cheep.

 

I currently use TrueSpace,LW,C4D,BodyPaint.

You can set C4D's UI to look just like LW,Maya etc etc if ya wanted.

 

LW,XSI our the only 2 app's I no off that will subdivide a Triangle.

I refuse to follow the rule only model with quads. 

 

3D modeling ,mapping texturing takes time to learn and time to do.

Takes the comminment of a marage, really helps to be insane ;)

Takes $$$ also.most the time we get app's to fit our budget.

If I had the $$$ I would have all the app's.

 

Links to alot of the app's

http://www.atomic-3d.com/RK_Link/RK_Link_1A_3D_Software.htm

 

RorrKonn
http://www.atomic-3d.com

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