Day: March 14, 2014

modo + MeshFusion

modo + MeshFusion

This is the coollest!

For years, I’ve been talking about how modo will replace Maya as the premiere 3D modelling solution.

I learned about modo when it was recommended by the folks at DAZ who create many of the best Poser models way back when modo was only version 103.

Now it’s up to version 701, can do full-on animation, brilliant rendering and will only get better.

Recently, Luxology, the makers of modo, merged with The Foundry, the makers of practically everything used in making CGI films.

And they’ve gotten even better.

But just recently, they announced the MeshFusion plug-in — which they’d demo’d to us at the Los Angeles Modo User’s Group (LAMUG) some months before — and MeshFusion has totally changed the game.

MeshFusion allows you to create whole new shapes by simply combining (or subtracting) simple generic shapes.

Just today in my inbox I discovered a really cool free trial offer which allows people to get modo AND MeshFusion for 15 days FREE. Not only that but if you decide to buy, you’ll get 25% off the list price off the modo 701 Individual License if you buy it and MeshFusion together.

So, if you’re into 3D modelling, or just interested in trying something new, you should follow this link.

And enjoy!

P.S.: Another cool thing about modo is that they not only support PC, Max, and Linux but they also allow you to install it only any number of computers — you can only run it actively on one machine at a time — which is a whole lot better than most other software (where, at best, you can install it on two machines). You can also use the other machines for network rendering. If you’re an artist interested in 3D, you owe it to yourself to give it a try!

P.P.S.: Who’s using modo now? Check out Wes Ball’s conceptruin.com to get an idea. He did this on a credit card budget and now he’s directing The Maze Runner because his video was watched by Steven Spielberg.

P.P.S.S.: My own little Evil Genius Pills – Take 2 was the inspiration for my short story, Robin Redbreast (published in When the Villain Comes Home).