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Cheetah3D for Mac

3D modeling, rendering and animation package.

$99.00
In English
4.5
Based on 13 user rates

Cheetah3D overview

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 ability to extend Cheetah3D with JavaScripts and support for many common file formats rounds out its feature set.

What’s new in version 7.5.3

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Cheetah3D for Mac

$99.00
In English
Version 7.5.3
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4.5

(17 Reviews of Cheetah3D)

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  • User Ratings

Bort1611
Bort1611
Oct 9 2014
6.3.2
0.0
Oct 9 2014
0.0
Version: 6.3.2
Currently $69.
Yubben
Yubben
Feb 22 2013
6.2
3.5
Feb 22 2013
3.5
Version: 6.2
I found Cheetah 3D more difficult to use than Maya. I've bought a tutorial from the Cheetah 3D's site, yet it doesn't explain how to create faces... At leasts it seems very difficult to get as good result as the one you can get from Maya. Of course, the price is more cheaper but it doesn't justify why it is more difficult to use. When you buy applications similar to Adobe Illustrator such as Sketch, there are very similar feature that allow us to use the applications easily without tweaking hours and try to find a way to get the result we expect. Nevertheless, this app is very promising and the design i saw from people using it are quite satisfying... it's not an application for beginner... You'll need time to master it... and there are not so many free tutorial that teach you how to use it... Try it before buying it...
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Apr 3 2010
5.3
0.0
Apr 3 2010
0.0
Version: 5.3
I much preferred the original jumping 3D Cheetah logo :-)
Tekl
Tekl
Apr 22 2009
4.6.3
0.0
Apr 22 2009
0.0
Version: 4.6.3
Hmmm... why can't it open WRL files?
Jerry-Krinock
Jerry-Krinock
Apr 25 2008
4.5.1
0.0
Apr 25 2008
0.0
Version: 4.5.1
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.
learnit77
learnit77
Dec 29 2023
7.5.3
5.0
Dec 29 2023
5.0
Version: 7.5.3
Schimo
Schimo
Feb 18 2014
4.0
Feb 18 2014
4.0
Version: null
Yubben
Yubben
Feb 22 2013
3.5
Feb 22 2013
3.5
Version: null
Barisart
Barisart
Feb 10 2013
5.0
Feb 10 2013
5.0
Version: null
Alexrom1000
Alexrom1000
Sep 30 2011
5.0
Sep 30 2011
5.0
Version: null
Surfingalien
Surfingalien
Mar 4 2011
5.0
Mar 4 2011
5.0
Version: null
Aragorn07
Aragorn07
Dec 18 2010
3.5
Dec 18 2010
3.5
Version: null
Frigginjoe
Frigginjoe
Dec 4 2010
5.0
Dec 4 2010
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Mar 24 2007
5.0
Mar 24 2007
5.0
Version: null
Sebastiaan-B
Sebastiaan-B
Sep 30 2005
3.5
Sep 30 2005
3.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Sep 15 2005
5.0
Sep 15 2005
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
May 23 2005
4.3
May 23 2005
4.3
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 16 2004
4.3
Dec 16 2004
4.3
Version: null