Autodesk 3ds Max vs. Firefox Reality (discontinued)

For print media for marketing and for 3d animations for web spots and TV ads/movies/programs. It is less suited for quick 3d graphics or images that you get from AI image programs, but it is much more powerful than most AI image programs.

Incentivized

Especially in the university context, Firefox Reality has a particularly high utility value as an open-source application. Wherever content is not only conveyed in 2D but also in 3D, Firefox Reality is a safe and powerful browser that can be used on all common VR glasses. The low administration effort and the clear interface provide both teachers and learners with great value.

• 3ds Max includes some of the inbuild modifiers which can be very good in the case of beginners.
• 3rd party Rendering support makes 3ds Max a powerful software for rendering out realistic images.
• Autodesk 3ds max in comparison to its rivals is lightweight and fast, also the animation case also.

Incentivized

• Switch between 2D and 3D content.
• secure and fast browser for 3D content.
• Private Modus.
• Full screen and focus mode, cinema mode.

• working in 2d is very frustrating and unreliable. It just lacks the precision
• How scaling affects units (or doesn't) There needs to be a way for modifiers to address a change of scale in the object.
• Booleans are not intuitive. Especially for architecture, creating an opening and putting a door or a window is an incredibly cumbersome process.

Incentivized

• Speech recognition for voice control.
• Regular updates with new functions.
• Immediate security updates when security vulnerabilities become known.

It satisfies 95% of my 3d visualization need. The left over 5% is handled by a few other programs. If Max just can't perform a specific task I can do that elsewhere and then bring it back to Max to finish up. But, it's rare that this occurs in my work

Incentivized

It is a very difficult program to learn to use and even harder to use well. But once you get to using it it is a great software package to know how to use. Getting to be good at using it takes lots of use.

Incentivized

I have contacted support many times and have had a good experience. They have always been helpful

Incentivized

Sketch-up week to be vertically integrated to produce concept all the way to high-end render, an animation (effects, particles, soft-body, etc..) All 3 other softwares are fully capable, it just comes down to what software an operator is most familiar with and if it works in the production pipeline for the client.

Incentivized

Firefox Reality is convincing precisely because of the open source code. This also opens up the possibility for students to independently comprehend all aspects of the program in the code and thus learn a mature approach to the technology. Comparable products cannot offer this added value, which is particularly important in a university context.

• 3ds Max has one of the best control tools that can help someone to sculpt almost anything. With the vertex tool and polyline edit function we can create almost any complex geometry.
• Default rendering is equipped with almost everything that is needed for process, V-Ray for 3ds Max is the best 3rd party plugin for getting crisp renders.
• The four view port tools for viewing the model helps from each and every angle. The moment and selection tools in the 3ds Max are quit easy to operate.

Incentivized

• Students engagement with VR-Technology.
• Low-threshold interaction with technology.
• Independent testing of the application in teaching-learning contexts.