3D Applications
3D applications that work with Unity
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These tools (on a Mac) can generate the following assets suitable for input in Unity
Note that the prices shown are only representative of values shown on the publishers' own websites on 25th June 2006, and may not include all additional costs.
Blender (FREE - available at http://www.blender.org/):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - no animation - no
Carrara ($249 to $549 - sold by Daz):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - no
Cheetah3D ($129 - available at http://www.cheetah3d.de/):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes
Cinema4D ($695 to $1,995 - sold by Maxon):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes
dim3 Inspire (FREE - only for rigging and animating, available at Feline Entertainment):
meshes - yes? textures - yes? bones - yes animation - yes
Lightwave ($795 - sold by NewTek):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes
Maya ($1,999 to $6,999 - sold by Alias. Maya PLE doesn't work with Unity because it's restricted):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes
modo ($895.00 - sold by Luxology):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - no (Modo can't author bones or animations) animation - no (Modo can't author bones or animations)
MotionBuilder ($4195 - sold by Alias):
meshes - no (Motion builder can't author meshes but can import/export existing models) textures - no (Motion builder can't author meshes but can import/export existing models) bones - yes animation - yes
Wings3D (FREE - available at http://www.wings3d.com/):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - no (Wings3D can't author bones or animations) animation - no (Wings3D can't author bones or animations)
These tools (on Windows) can generate the following assets suitable for input in Unity
3D Studio Max ($3,495 - available from AutoDesk):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes
Softimage XSI 5.x (using v5.0 FBX plugin):
meshes - yes textures - yes bones - yes animation - yes