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DESCRIPTION
Cheetah3D is a lean, fast, and elegant 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package with an easy learning curve. It was written from ground up in Cocoa and offers many powerful tools like subdivision surface modelling, joint based character animation system, morph targets, UV unwrapping, texture painting, PDF import, HDRI, radiosity, renderings, etc. The possibility to extend Cheetah3D with JavaScripts and support for many common file formats rounds out its feature set.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 4.6.1:
  • improved .svg loader
  • enhanced SpaceNavigator support (roll, fliped rotation axes, 3 times faster)
  • added live editing of text in Text spline object
  • 3D view doesn't become auto-activated anymore
  • changed material assignment behavior
  • more efficient properties editor (doesn't create unnecessary undos anymore)
  • fixed bug in .obj loader
  • fixed bug in property editor (center text in property groups)
  • fixed crashing bug when deleting a 3D view
  • fixed crashing bug in light map renderer
  • fixed crashing bug when deleting animation takes
  • fixed crashing bug in time line when recording a parameter
  • fixed bug displaying position/scale/rotation parameters of tags
  • fixed bug when moving camera while animation job is running
  • fixed memory leak when rendering animation
  • fixed bug in burn transform tool
  • fixed bug in .hdr exporter (output no longer gamma corrected)
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Martin Wengenmayer
Downloads:30,707
  - Version d/l:344
Multimedia & Design:Author Tools
License:Demo
Date:14 Jul 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$149.00
RATING
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    Cheetah3D User Reviews (19 posts)Write A Review
    Apr 25 2008

    JERRY KRINOCK  I've used Cheetah3D for about 10 hours now and am particularly impressed that, even with the complex relationships that it must be maintaining between objects, 'Undo' has never given an unexpected result and the thing has never raised an exception or crashed. The design must be very well thought out.  (Version 4.5.1)

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    Jan 9 2008

    CANTONESEBOY  Tried to download the demo but always unsuccessful.

    The webpage tells me that "Access forbidden!

    You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.

    If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster."

    Not sure if it is because I am from South East Asia. Just hope the developer can open up access to everyone.  (Version 4.4)

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    May 12 2007

    ADRIANBOLT  The website doesn't have any email to contact the developer. Can anyone help?

    Thanks.  (Version 4.1)

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    Mar 24 2007
    *****

    NOVOLUME  Last year I spent some time looking into 3D apps. I wanted something to get me into 3D. I looked at Strata, Cinema4D and a couple of others but to be honest the prices put me off. Somehow I stumbled across Cheetah3D, which seemed to tick all the boxes, it's mac, it's cheap and probably most importantly it does one hell of a job. A quick look in the gallery showed me what I wanted to see, I downloaded the demo and 20 minutes later I made the purchase. Since that day I've never looked back. Cheetah3D does everything I want it to do and then some. If you're looking for an excellent 3D package for Mac at a good price, stop looking, you've found it!  (Version 4.0)

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