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Subject: when to use hexagon vs carrara 5pro?


spinners ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2006 at 5:01 AM · edited Fri, 09 August 2024 at 10:23 PM

i just upgraded to carrara5...no problem, i'm familiar with it and like it. i havent had time to explore hexagon, nor do i own it. The question at hand is...in what instance would i need it? so far my modling has been done in carrara, though i avoid doing complex items....


MarkBremmer ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2006 at 6:59 AM

Hi Spinners, Carrara (especially C5Pro) is a very good modeler. Hexagon is an outstanding modeler. With Hex 2, it is very, very easy to create organic models and do displacement detailing. For non-organic models, the edge tools, joining tools and other modeling tools really make modeling a ton easier. While you may not make complex models at this point in time, Hex makes it very easy to do so. It's easy to learn and has a great .pdf manual with animations showing everything in action. For me professionally, on some assignements I would purchase models because of deadlines. Now with Hexagon, modeling them is very quick, and I get to pocket some extra income in the process. If you ever wanted to create models for sale, Hexagon would be a nice addition to your software. Just my biased opinion... ;) Mark






spinners ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2006 at 7:34 AM

is it that quick?...i too buy models to save time and money..but now you've got me questioning. is it that easy?


MarkBremmer ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2006 at 7:42 AM

It's not as fast as buying a model. :) But, creating complex stuff is really, really quick now. Especially with the symmetrical modeling options. Additionally, there have been many times that I've had to go in and do texture repair or surface repair on stock models because it's not a perfect world and importing from other formats into Carrara required some hands-on work. So, quite a few instances, the time spent doing that can make it a wash with modeling my own. Disclaimer** you do have to learn to model and have the model reference available to consult. :D But the learning curve is pretty short with Hexagon and the models are exactly what you want. Mark






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