Tutorials

3D Software Plugins and Scripts

Although all 3D software packages have many in-built features and functionality, there are extensions, in the form of plugins and scripts, for improved production flow and/or additional features.

Maya and 3ds max have the greatest number of plugins and scripts as these are the industry leader packages.

3D Software

3D software is used in a wide variety of industries. Although we only concentrate on film and gaming at 3DimensionAll, modelling software may also be used in the architectural, engineering, medical and science industries.

All the most popular software is available for download as a trial, so you can get a feel for how they work, and with which you are most comfortable.

The most popular 3D software in the film and gaming industries are Maya, 3ds max, Lightwave 3D, Cinema 4D, Poser, Softimage and ZBrush.