Animation......??????

[ntptorres]

:DHello,

I need to do an animation,what kind of software should I use.... ???

I saw an animation at portographics.com and is very good... I dont know what software they use but is good...very good.... tha animation that I want to do is about a house and wallk in his interior....!!! the animation in autocad take to much time....

so Im looking others ways to do it....!

[BlackBox]

If you're going to be creating an animation using AutoCAD data, files, etc. then I would suggest using 3D Studio Max.

 

If you're wanting to create animations from your own modeling, or for media production (TV, Movies, Web, etc.) then I'd suggest you use Maya.

 

HTH

[JNieman]

Autocad can do great walkthroughs. It has the Mental Ray rendering engine built in, iirc, and using the "ANIPATH" command, you can assign camera path, and camera target path, to plines/splies/lines/arcs you draw in your model. It takes a long time to render a decent animation, depending on your visual style or render preferences.

 

Check "ANIPATH" in the help files. Draw a line where you want the camera to move (the viewer's eyes) and a line where the camera to point to (where the person is looking) - then pick a simple shaded visual style "Realistic" - and hit go.

 

After you get the gist of it you can do more complicated things, like long 3dPline paths, and render settings, etc etc.

[rkent]

Here is a source for a how to manual.

http://www.upfrontezine.com/aa12/

 

I am not affiliated with the above.

[rookie37]

I'm also interested.

 

However, I'm moving over to Mac. Does 3Ds work on mac? Also, do you know of a similar mac program?

[ntptorres]

TO UNDERSTAND THE ANIMATION THAT IM LOOKING TAKE A LOOK TO http://www.portographics.com/

[Cad64]

I'm moving over to Mac. Does 3Ds work on mac?

 

From Autodesk:

Boot Camp

You can install Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design 2012 software on a Mac® computer on a Windows® partition. The system must use Boot Camp® application program to help manage a dual OS configuration and meet the minimum system requirements.

 

• Intel®-based Mac Pro or MacBook® Pro computer¹
  
• Mac® OS X 10.5.x or higher operating system
  
• Boot Camp V 2.0 or higher
  
• Minimum 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended for 32-bit Windows, 8 GB or more for 64-bit Windows)
  
• Minimum 20 GB disk space for Apple OS partition, minimum 20 GB for Windows OS partition
  

Mac Virtualization on Parallels Desktop

Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design 2012 can be used on the Mac via Parallels Desktop® for Mac software without having to boot directly into the Windows OS so it is easy to switch between platforms. The system must meet the following requirements:

 

• Intel-based Mac Pro or MacBook Pro¹
  
• Mac OS X 10.5.x or higher
  
• Parallels Desktop 4.0 (4.0.3844 or higher)²
  
• Minimum 4 GB RAM (6 GB system memory for 32-bit Windows, 8 GB or more for 64-bit Windows recommended)
  
• Minimum 40 GB available disk space (100 GB recommended)
  

http://download.autodesk.com/us/3dsmax/documentation/3ds_Max_FAQ.pdf

 

 

 

[Cad64]

TO UNDERSTAND THE ANIMATION THAT IM LOOKING TAKE A LOOK TO http://www.portographics.com/

 

Look at the 3DWALK, 3DFLY and ANIPATH commands.

[JNieman]

TO UNDERSTAND THE ANIMATION THAT IM LOOKING TAKE A LOOK TO http://www.portographics.com/

 

That can be done, sure. That's about the limit of Autocad animation, but it can be done.

[duyuanxin]

Navisworks can direct open cad 3d model and can wallk in a house in his interior