There are quite a few articles out there discussing Papervision3D and sharing source code, etc. but very few explain in plain English how to actually get started with PV3D. For those of us that aren’t geeky enough to guess our way into getting it to work we are usually left in a dust of confusion. Papervision3D, if you aren’t familiar with it, is a way to do 3D inside Flash - it’s extensive, cutting edge and very well laid out. More and more sites are popping up on the web utilizing this technology… so what are you waiting for?

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Don’t know what Maya is? It’s a spectacular 3D graphics application for creating amazing renditions. It is a industry standard application utilized throughout the globe in various production studios. Maya is most famous for its Animation capabilities but this is only one of the aspects of the application. In this article I will be going through the user interface of Maya 8.5, so that you can get started on your journey of becoming a 3D artist.

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As someone that has a background of using industry level software like Maya and 3DSMax I’ve always had my doubts about Blender. Not only because it’s Opensource but mostly because of its incredibly confusing interface and strange workflow philosophies. I could however be very wrong as I’ve only given Blender a couple of minutes of my attention. I might have been right about Blender a couple of years ago, but have you seen what they’ve been doing lately!?

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