Preserved Topic: gmax vs 3ds max

i dunno if anybody has heard of gmax, but it's a free program made by discreet, the same people that made 3ds max. what i was wondering if theres any really big differences between the two? i've downloaded gmax (i don't use it really for anything except abstract stuff to use in photoshop.. those trendy crystals and whatnot.. yes i'm a trendwhore! sue me! :P) but i was wondering if theres really any big difference?

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Of course you're entitled to your own opinion.
Who said I have to agree with it?

Yeah, about $5,000.

It's made for game development. So a lot of stuff has been stripped out. It's been awhile since I played with it, so I can only remember a few things.

No real rendering. Only facet mode.

Can only save in gmax files. No import/export of *any* kind. You will have to get gmax dev if you want to work with dxf or 3ds and things. I don't think gmax can even do max files (again, gmax dev if you want that).

It's for game development, but it only works with games that offer a plug-in.

gmax is mainly for modelling.

raptor, you say you use the images in PS. may i ask how you get the images there without a renderer?

that was my plan anyways. i finally got around to installing it and realized i couldn't, lol. *the search for a legit 3d program continues*

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Of course you're entitled to your own opinion.
Who said I have to agree with it?

some where in the gmax help it gives a list of all the features that gmax has and that 3dStudios has. Mainly what gmax is missing is rendering. It leaves renders up to the game engin that you import your finished model or level into.

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