andrewbell opened this issue on Jun 15, 2009 · 19 posts
svdl posted Mon, 15 June 2009 at 1:31 PM
When it comes to rendering Poser dynamic hair, Carrara is significantly better than Vue and Poser both.
When it comes to large scenes with multiple characters and an expansive natural environment, my money's on Vue.
I didn't like the user interface of Carrara 5 Pro - placement of objects could only be done by dragging on the gizmos, preventing precise placement. Couldn't find Poser/Vue like parameter dials for fine control, couldn't find the nifty "drop to surface below" featuer that's been in Vue for like forever, and landscaping was arduous.
Vue 6 Infinite (which I use) has negligible modeling tools. Booleans, primitives and metablobs, that's about it. Very little control over UV mapping.
Carrara is reputed to have some decent modeling tools. I don't need Carrara's modeling - I have 3D Studio Max for that. And for UV mapping I use a combination of 3DS Max and UVMapper Pro.
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