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Brian,
I don't know whether the plugin is worth it or not; however, the cost
of CAD software is irrelevant.
The plugin is not CAD software; neither is Carrara. Very competent CAD
software can certainly be found for less than $1500, and often for less
than $1000.
My thought is that perhaps this import ability will be integrated into
V4. For someone who can use the plugin frequently for paid work, $300
is certainly reasonable. For hobbyists it may be another story.
Cheers
Andrew
On Jun 30, 2004, at 12:52 AM, nicholas8681 wrote:
> Just to show how the price is reasonable you must take a look at the
> pricing of the CAD programs themselves
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> Autodesk Inventor with various price levels (different CAD programs)
> ranging from $1595-4695
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> Cobalt is priced at $3995
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> Xeon (alternative to Cobalt the next step down) $2995
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> Of the other CAD programs listed I found it difficult to find prices
> on there websites. This usually means that the pricing is at least
> $3000 if not a LOT higher..hehe..thats been my experience, if they
> hide the price its a bit high. Now that said, lets look at CAD
> rendering software.
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> Flamingo is a good example priced at $495 keep in mind this just
> renders nothing else. There are a quite a few others that are priced
> in the thousands....at least thats my guess...since I can't find a
> price, and all I can find is older listings from $1000 on up...I've
> heard of some that are in the 20k range.
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> Price comparison
> $299+$399= $600 For a $100 dollars more what do I get? A simple
> modeler if I need a quick logo or wait...a TREE!!!, simple character
> animation, oh look at this nice texture editor, oh wow I can do NPR
> rendering as well, and look I can add a particle fountain for better
> realism and visualization
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> $495 Lets see I can render...hmm..maybe animate...but can I place a
> poser character into this scene and animate it..hmm no? Oh...what
> about growing grass on a plain for a quick visualization? hmmm ok...
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> All I'm saying is that CADstyle is designed for a different market.
> If you make $20000 on rendering out a series of illustrations and
> designs for a skyscraper I really don't think you'd mind paying $299
> for an importer into a program you have, or will purchase that would
> give you a bit more capability then your standard renderer. I for
> one think its a good move for Eovia. My only add on suggestion would
> be improving realtime support, since I think thats the major thing
> some of the renderers give you over Carrara is a nice smooth
> realtime walkthrough, which I imagine given a nice graphics card
> Carrara would do decent.
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> Brian
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