Cinema 4D vs. Geomagic

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cinema 4D
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Maxon, headquartered in Germany, offers Cinema 4D, an animaton suite for 3D artists, which the vendor states is suitable for beginners and seasoned professionals alike, who can take advantage of Cinema 4D’s wide range of tools and features to achieve stunning results for demanding, fast-paced 3D production.N/A
Geomagic
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
3D Systems headquartered in Rock Hill offers the Geomagic product design suite, supporting 3D modeling and prototyping of manufactured products for a variety of industries.
$199
One Time Fee
Pricing
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Personal
$199.00
One Time Fee
Expert
$1,999.00
One Time Fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Top Pros

No answers on this topic

Top Cons
Best Alternatives
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Small Businesses
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya
Score 7.9 out of 10
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya
Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Onshape
Onshape
Score 9.0 out of 10
Onshape
Onshape
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Rhino
Rhino
Score 8.9 out of 10
Rhino
Rhino
Score 8.9 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cinema 4DGeomagic
Likelihood to Recommend
Maxon
Photorealistic Rendering (it takes a LONG time to render for print, but it's insanely realistic). Commercial Production Graphical Integration into print materials (and digital) We did a lot with brochures and billboards. Hi Res rendering takes hours, but the output set us FAR apart from the run-of-the-mill competition we had.
Read full review
3D Systems
For the computer-aided design, I would not recommend Geomagic, and would prefer AutoCAD. In the case of other designs, the GeoMagic is good with the sheet metal design. I would work with this in the future for sure. The working UI is good but needs improvement and has lots of features that can be improved.
Read full review
Pros
Maxon
  • Seemingly endless selection of tools
  • clear and powerful manipulation tools
  • effect use of hotkeys for navigating the 3D space
Read full review
3D Systems
No answers on this topic
Cons
Maxon
  • Weak UV mapping interface.
  • Redshift integration is not 100% seamless yet.
  • Weight-mapping is a nightmare.
Read full review
3D Systems
No answers on this topic
Usability
Maxon
For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required.
Read full review
3D Systems
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Maxon
Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon.
Read full review
3D Systems
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Maxon
Well, I go for cinema 4D if I want to create dynamic animation instead of Autodesk 3ds Max as I can easily create that animation compared to Autodesk 3ds Max.
Read full review
3D Systems
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Maxon
  • Producing quality training content reduces mistakes and improves ebitda for our restaurants
Read full review
3D Systems
  • Improved the design workflow.
Read full review
ScreenShots