must have MAX models
WendyLuvsCatz
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I have 5 days left on my 30 day trial of Autodesk 3dsMax
time is precious
no way I can buy this pricey bit of proffesional software
(even though they did drop the price by a grand!)
so
those in the know
besides all the nice cars on shareCG and Turbosquid
are there any must have models I can convert to use in Carrara, Poser, Daz studio etc I have missed out there?
most the bipeds and CAT rigs work in Carrara btw too via fbx
so any rigged figures are ok too.
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I think it will not work, no.
I do not have Carrara, but I have Daz Studio and Poser.
and I can say: import FBX from Daz, leaves much to desire.
I bought this model here:
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=42773
this model is sold on Turbosquid as well.
Ok .. This character is made to C4D ... But I bought thinking ... Daz FBX import, ... C4D fbx export, so ... can I use my friend's computer that has a version of C4D to only export a fbx this character, and my problem is solved ... My problem started there ... Daz import, does not support FBX C4D.
The solution was to pay someone to rigging it in poser to me.
Now, I have it in poser and daz.
Here in the picture, he rederizado in poser and dancing Gangam style
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Hmmm, then you remember that ... Oh yeah, you posted on how to use the tool transfer,
Well, in the end I decided to pay someone to scratch it rigging in poser.
Once paid for creating morphs (open mouth, close eyes).
in the end, it cost me $ 300.00.
Now this past weekend, I got it mapped his skeleton in Mixamo, starting poser.
foundation3d.com has lots of free meshes ... included .Max files.
Sign in [free membership], go to 'resources' then 'meshes' then 'Downloads' and then 'Meshes' and then have fun :-)
Hitting the 'Download' button for each item will bring one to a license agreement page. Accepting that IS also the actual download happen link.
thx Patience
Max full rigged in Carrara..?
So, that's even possible ...?
If yes, then I can plan on buying Carrara, in the future, and buy characters 3DS MAX, and take all my poser and daz scenarios there and make my base Carrara
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Must have models are a matter of taste.
...hmm?did not understand....?
...hmm?did not understand....?
I may think that a must have model was a tree, Someone else may say a must have model was a car etc etc. It really does depend where your interest lie and what sort of scenes you are interested in producing. One man's trash is another man's treasure
If it hasn't been brought up already, splurge like hell here:
(link removed due to piracy concerns for now)
BTW, just to warn you, but if you read Autodesk's privcacy policy you have to agree to in order to download the free trial versions of their software, I'm pretty sure it requires you agree to let them
1. give your information to telemarketers
2. send telemarketers and spambots to pester you (or at least telemarketers anyhow)
That is the whole relevance of the "category" of ads you have to sign up for, BTW, unless I somehow read it incorrectly.
Unfortunately, I can't tell (and they probably don't even have that info disclosed or even hinted at in their privacy policy/user end agreement) whether or not this spam and telmarketing extends beyond the 30-day trial period.
That's why I refuse (at leaat at this time) to use any of Autodesk's trial versions of their products. They all contain this bull$#!^:
This Trial Privacy Notice describes a data collection and use program. It applies in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Australia. If you are from another country, you will still need to click to agree to the notice, but the program will not apply to you. This notice explains the information we may collect through this product trial, and how we use it to send you useful, personalized communications (including content about new products and special promotions) by email, phone, in-product and/or on the www.autodesk.com website.
In return for providing you access to a fully functional product, we may communicate with you by email, phone, in-product and/or content we display on the www.autodesk.com website. We want to give you a useful, personalized, and engaging evaluation experience.
We may use in-product tools to collect information about your use of our trial product (for example: which features are used, time spent using the product). We stop collecting this product usage information when the trial period ends.
No info on when the advertising ends. They claim this only hjappens if you click on the box agreeing to these terms and conditions, but unfortunately this (as far as I can tell) is necessary in order to download the trial.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS MY EXTREMELY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF US LAW BASED ON WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THOSE WITH AN EDUCATION IN US LAW YEARS AGO. I AM NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT IT IS STILL RELEVANT AS OF 2007, BUT IT PROBABLY IS. IF SOMEONE TELLS ME OTHERWISE, I WILL EDIT OR DELETE THIS PORTION OF MY POST.
This is actually far more troublesome than it sounds if you are on the "Do not call" list, because by agreeing to Autodesk's privacy policy, you could nullify your "do not call" status with whichever companies are associated with Autodesk (one of the ways that telemarketers get around the "do not call list" is by tricking the user into signing an agreement which gives said telemarketing company legal permission to call them, and free internet software/products are one of the major venues in which this is done-- so always read their privacy policy, and make sure you find all those little checkable boxes). Another major venue is when the company asks for permission to perform a "follow-up survey" after the first one.) I don't know enough about the equivalent laws in Canada, UK, and Australia, but I imagine they are similar since we're talking about a binding agreement which the customer agrees to (usually regarding software, it'll be something like "yes, send me notifications about bla bla products" or something like that. THE MAJORITY of these ONLY involve spam, newsletters, and/or smart ads on like--Google and such, and the company(ies) will not bother you beyond the internet. If any agreement involves telemarketing, any LEGITIMATE company will mention this in their privacy policy. Again, while most of us don't read the companies Terms of Use/EULA/whatever, it's ALWAYS best to read their privacy policy.)
I have to be honest, I am rather cautious of those 3D free sites. You honestly dont know how much of it was suppose to be free and whats been stolen. Just looking through the one linked above I see promos with works blurred out which tells me its from another site plus I am still seeing the same vehicles that I know are stolen. So if you use those sites, proceed with caution cause you dont know who really owns what.
Chohole endorses the one I linked to, despite it being a Chinese site (tends to be a warning sign, much like Russian sites, due to a piracy subculture there resulting from monetary exchange and financial differences), so I'm guessing it's okay.
It is true that many of those sites are not to be trusted unless they're commercial sites offering a few freebies.
Turbosquid is most DEFINITELY legit, even though I have seen commercial models there for IP material (e.g. 3d models of Star Wars, Pokemon, and Dragonball characters or objects. I'm not just talking about lightsaber and desert speeder ripoffs that have since become iconic scifi staples, either *and as long as they don't look too much like the original Starwars designs, Lucasarts doesn't seem to bat an eyelash-- partly because handheld laseremitter melee weapons and hovercars that look like bumpercars in design are pretty generic/basic concepts.*, but full blown recreations of actual characters, objects, and architecture from movies, videogames, anime, and tv shows.) Oops, there I go yammering again.
Edit: Yes, I noticed blurred out logos as well, which always made me suspicious. Now that you mention seeing specifically stolen models, perhaps I should remove that link and plan not to link to free plant models in my vegetation links archive despite Chohole encouraging me to do so...
I make up fake info & use my extra junk email
What I did actually mean was that so far we have not found anything on that site, whereas the other one which I warned you about, we had. I didn't exactly encourage you to post the links to the site, but do admit I have downloaded a few models from there.
Matty, if that is a fact, then at this point I will stop using them and recommend that links to the site are removed in future.
I make up fake info & use my extra junk email
If in doubt I create a new email address like "(possiblesuspectsitename)@mysite.com" (so I know whom it relates to) on one of my sites and use that. Then if I'm getting spammed or whatever I just delete the email address.
Its a very grey area cause you dont honestly know who really made and uploaded what. The only models I know for sure that are stolen are th ones I recognize from www.squir.com who is already aware of them. But I know the how and why behind those particular models. Its upto the discretion of all to decide if they feel the models they find online for free are really free.
I am only looking for legitimate sources.
Max being a very widely used software in the proffesional arena means there would be associated sites used by profffesional people and the educational sector that I as a casual user would not be aware off.
Was simply asking users of Max, and I know there are a few in this community, what works they have come across in their usage I simply MUST take to opportunity to obtain including purchasable stuff.
Free models of ANY format, I very carefully consider sources and make sure are legitimately available as I do not wish to be in trouble for unauthorized usage in my videos for ANYTHING.
SO far Turbosquid and sharecg the main two I have selected stuff only available in .max from and a couple of sites found through browsing CGsociety/CGtalk forum for educational purposes and Autodesk associated sites.
now I am checking out tutorial scenes http://www.itoosoft.com/index.php
& I found a site called creative crash that actually made Turbosquid look cheap!
Carrara 8.5 beta is only for those who have already purchased a previous version (C8) ...?
I do not have any version of Carrara, never bought this ... and I can not find the link to beta 8.5.
And just a tip about the SITE discussed above. It is a known Pirate site and Listed as UNSAFE in Safe Search. Also know that You are subject Malware attacks from that site when certain links are followed. Just a Heads Up.
Oh no, thank you! That case I'll leave that aside.
I do not want to pirate, not. I thought there might be a link for legitimate daz to donwload for 30 days of testing Carrara 8.5.
Hi wendy♥catz:
then this will work in carrara 8.5,...? because it contains file Autodesk FBX (.fbx) :
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=691289
The Carrara link is a DAZ 3D link. It is 100% safe.
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The Carrara link is a DAZ 3D link. It is 100% safe.
Hmmm, now I understand! Also I apologize for having misinterpreted.
sorry for that.
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Wendy,
whatever you end up getting, convert to OBJ like mad and then concern yourself with getting them into Carrara