Free 3D Software

Chaos · 2 Feb 2012 at 00:32

Just a heads up -

DAZ is announcing the immediate limited-time availability of a FREE 3D Software Suite
including the full retail versions of DAZ Studio 4 Pro, Bryce 7 Pro and Hexagon 2.5

The availability of these extremely popular tools for free will allow an even larger number of customers to enjoy the benefits of creating their own 3D art and animations without a significant financial investment. Current customers can feel confident in sharing this opportunity with family and friends.

DAZ 3D is offering the following 3D products for free:

DAZ Studio 4 Pro (Including Genesis, winner of 3D World’s 2011 Software Innovation of the Year Award) : Retail $429.95

Bryce 7 Pro 3D Landscape and Animation Software: Retail $249.95

Hexagon 2.5 3D Modeling Software: Retail $149.95

3D Photoshop Bridge: Retail $199.00 (Included with DAZ Studio 4 Pro)

"The free 3D software is available via download only on DAZ3D.com between now and February 29, 2012."

http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=182532

fez · 2 Feb 2012 at 00:43

Lovely, cheers buddy.

Alphane · 2 Feb 2012 at 09:45

Nice one fella

deuse · 2 Feb 2012 at 10:31

Great find

thanks for sharing

Riddell · 2 Feb 2012 at 16:43

Thanks Chaos!

uv · 5 Feb 2012 at 13:46

Fantastic, thanks for the heads up

Haven't used Bryce for a decade

realBabelfish · 6 Feb 2012 at 15:51

uv said:
Fantastic, thanks for the heads up

Haven't used Bryce for a decade

more like ~15 years for me!

would this daz thing be any good at turning scale house plans into 3d renders? i would like to create a 3d mockup of my lounge extension and cinema room...

autocad 3d seems a nightmare

mattmos · 6 Feb 2012 at 16:23

Try Sketchup, should do ya.

realBabelfish · 7 Feb 2012 at 08:25

mattmos said:
Try Sketchup, should do ya.

i would like a proper 3d render not some line art style.

has anyone used autodesk homestyler? its free and very good but too limited for my needs now

realBabelfish · 7 Feb 2012 at 12:24

actually trying sketchup and it seems much nicer than when i first tried it a while ago.

can you do nice renders with it?

realBabelfish · 8 Feb 2012 at 12:22

ok, its not so nice to get renders with but if you output at very high res and resize in photoshop it looks a lot better

HUNTER.P · 15 Feb 2012 at 23:13

handy, cheers for the link

ajf · 28 Feb 2012 at 07:50

Hi, just a heads up this has been extended to the end of March.
Is it reasonably intuitive for a newbie to try?
It was a case of had a look, thought, that looks cool....now what.
From what I understand it uses preformed 3d objects that you then use to create your own digital images?
I assume the bundles add additional objects etc?

I like the look of some of the sci-fi and fantasy examples on the site.

Alphane · 28 Feb 2012 at 17:41

Daz studio is the charecter modeller

You can create objects in Hexagon

DragonWoLf · 28 Feb 2012 at 23:26

Awesome stuff, always looking for new software to play around with! Much thanks!

seabiscuit · 29 Feb 2012 at 11:44

It's the last day of this promo in case anyone has missed out.