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Maya and 3dsMax are just great, but.. require u to have lotsa money to spend on it... They're powerful, but you'll have to dedicate yourself to getting to grips with the tools and very preferably, with the technology behind it.

That is very true. 3dsMax cost about 4,000 smackeroos, thus putting it out of the reaches of poorer hobbyists. Of course if you're a student or a corporation or someone with deep financial pockets, then getting 3ds Max is cheaper than retail.

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Where its easy to just mess around in bryce and see what happens, apps like 3dsmax and the likes are really just 10 times easier to figure out when you're aware of significant background knowlege of the tools you get at your disposal.
As such, its pretty much mandatory to really study 3D practice and theory, either by yourself or by taking courses, in order to get the type of professional results you payed theprice tag for. If you're not going to put in serious dedication, its really just a waste of money because you're not very likely to reach a point where your creations will exceed the abilities of much cheaper apps.

You know, now I am glad I took those courses in multimedia program at the 2 yrs college for the associate degree. At least I had the instructor to help me out with the practical theory and application of Max... Not so easy to do so on your own.Theories? Baloney shamoney! Who cares!?! I just want to learn how to move the objects around in virtual 3D world and create those same objects, regardless of the price tag.  Theories are for those going for their PH. D. and research. (which is fine and dandy).

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OS: Windows 11 64-bit
Poser: Poser 11.3 ...... Units: inches or meters depends on mood
Bryce: Bryce Pro 7.1.074
Image Editing: Corel Paintshop Pro
Renderer: Superfly, Firefly

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