-- Posted by chevylover at 3:06 pm on June 25, 2006 hey ive heard a lot about this program and i was just wondering what advantages it has. i mostly work with autocad and i can do almost anything with it but complex curves are a pain in the ass. ive seen some work done in 3ds max and it looks really smooth. how much does this cost? or would i be better off trying to downlaod it? -- Posted by Absaneoc at 3:07 pm on June 25, 2006 Its one of the best 3D Modelers, I have it, its hard to use though. -- Posted by Too Imaginative Teen at 3:09 pm on June 25, 2006 Yeah I have it too..it's really complicated...I prefer my stupid lame Flash animations lol -- Posted by Napster the Hacker at 4:17 am on June 28, 2006 Yeah its a good as a 3D modeler and as  a Student in 3D im saying that Maya and 3Ds max are the best 3D modeling softwares ever,Maya was made by the company called as Alias,Now Autodesk which is the company makes the 3Ds max has bought the Maya too now they are both under the same roof. any ways, The 3Ds max costs alot in US im not US so you have to search it in google  Ok you can get that in there web site it costs: $3,495.00 AutoDesk,And I dont even have the original copy of that I got that from a friend.If you have any other doubts ask me. -- Posted by chevylover at 12:33 pm on June 29, 2006 3495! holy shit autoCAD isnt even that much money, i think ill try an alternative method on aquiring it -- Posted by 13572468 at 2:02 pm on July 20, 2006 u can check out maya too. both maya and 3dsmax are made by the same bunch of people but personally i think maya has a easier to learn UI. -- Posted by Napster the Hacker at 1:53 am on July 22, 2006 Maya is better than Max but it is hard to learn,Im still learning maya its really hard man.   -- Posted by Napster the Hacker at 10:01 am on July 29, 2006 Not for $$ but for Rupees[Rs].3ds max costs less than in US,(now mods this is not illegal talks I'm just telling some thing abt money)