Autodesk'
3ds Max 2015 vs. Maya 2015
Head-to-HeadHead-to-Head
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW >>
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Professional
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Studio
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Animation
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Modeling
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Rendering
User TypeUser Type >>>>
Main FunctionalityMain Functionality >>>>
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Professional
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Studio
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Animation
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Modeling
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Rendering
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ANIMATIONANIMATION
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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2D Animation
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3D Camera Tracker
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Bullet Physics
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Fluid Dynamics
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Morphing
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Multiple Camera Shots
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Procedural Animation
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Puppet Animation
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Scripted Animation
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2D Animation
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3D Camera Tracker
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Bullet Physics
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Fluid Dynamics
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Morphing
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Multiple Camera Shots
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Procedural Animation
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Puppet Animation
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Scripted Animation
COMMONCOMMON
ANIMATIONANIMATION
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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Automatic In-betweening
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Forward Kinematics
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Inverse Kinematics
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Keyframe Animation
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Particle Engine
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Rigid Body Dynamics
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Soft Body Dynamics
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Timeline
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Automatic In-betweening
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Forward Kinematics
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Inverse Kinematics
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Keyframe Animation
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Particle Engine
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Rigid Body Dynamics
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Soft Body Dynamics
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Timeline
MODELINGMODELING
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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Bezier Curves
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Color Palettes
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Color Transform
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Curve Drawing
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Layers
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NURBS
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Parametric
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Procedural Environments
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Bezier Curves
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Color Palettes
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Color Transform
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Curve Drawing
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Layers
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NURBS
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Parametric
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Procedural Environments
COMMONCOMMON
MODELINGMODELING
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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Blend Effects
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Filter Effects
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Import 3D Models
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Polygons
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Rigging
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Subdivision Surfaces
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UV Editing
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Weight Painting
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Blend Effects
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Filter Effects
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Import 3D Models
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Polygons
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Rigging
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Subdivision Surfaces
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UV Editing
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Weight Painting
RENDERINGRENDERING
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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3D Motion Blur
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3D Stereoscopy
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Global Illumination
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Heat Map Skinning
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3D Motion Blur
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3D Stereoscopy
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Global Illumination
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Heat Map Skinning
COMMONCOMMON
RENDERINGRENDERING
FEATURESFEATURES
>> >>>> >>
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3D Depth Field
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Ambient Occlusion
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Lighting
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Multipass Rendering
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Raytracing
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Render Layers
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Render Passes
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Shaders
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3D Depth Field
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Ambient Occlusion
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Lighting
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Multipass Rendering
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Raytracing
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Render Layers
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Render Passes
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Shaders
MATERIALSMATERIALS
&&
TEXTURESTEXTURES
>> >>>> >>
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Toon Shading
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Cloth
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Fur
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Hair
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Muscles
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Procedural Textures
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Toon Shading
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Cloth
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Fur
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Hair
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Muscles
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Procedural Textures
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS >>
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On Premise
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Mac
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Linux
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Windows
Deployment ModelDeployment Model >>>>
SupportedSupported
PlatformsPlatforms
>> >>>> >>
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On Premise
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Mac
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Linux
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Windows
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Mac OS X
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Red Hat Enterprise
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Windows 7
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Windows XP
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Blog
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Brochures
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Owner's/User Manual
OperatingOperating
SystemSystem
>> >>>> >>
SupportSupport
FeaturesFeatures
>> >>>> >>
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Mac OS X
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Red Hat Enterprise
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Windows 7
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Windows XP
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Blog
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Brochures
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Owner's/User Manual
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Forums
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Instructional Videos
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Knowledge base
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Tips and hints
CommonCommon
SupportSupport
FeaturesFeatures
>> >>>> >>
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Forums
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Instructional Videos
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Knowledge base
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Tips and hints
ProcessorProcessor
RequirementsRequirements
>> >>>> >>
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Intel® 64 or AMD64
processor with
SSE2 technology
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Windows and Linux:
Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon
processor with SSE3 instruction
set support (or higher)
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Macintosh® computer:
Macintosh computer with a Intel
based 64 bit processor
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4 GB RAM
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3000 MB
MemoryMemory
RequirementsRequirements
>> >>>> >>
Disk SpaceDisk Space
RequirementsRequirements
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4 GB RAM
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10000 MB
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Direct3D 10 technology,
Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable
graphics card 512 MB or higher
video card memory (1 GB or
higher recommended)
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Three-button mouse with mouse
driver software DVD-ROM drive6
Internet connection for web
downloads and Autodesk
Subscription-aware access
GraphicsGraphics
RequirementsRequirements
>> >>>> >>
SystemSystem
RequirementsRequirements
>> >>>> >>
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Certified hardware
accelerated OpenGL
graphics card
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Three-button mouse
with mouse driver
software DVD-ROM
drive
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Autodesk' 3ds Max 2015 Head-to-Head with Maya 2015

  • 1.
    Autodesk' 3ds Max 2015vs. Maya 2015 Head-to-HeadHead-to-Head
  • 2.
    OVERVIEWOVERVIEW >> ✔ Professional ✔ Studio ✔ Animation ✔ Modeling ✔ Rendering User TypeUserType >>>> Main FunctionalityMain Functionality >>>> ✔ Professional ✔ Studio ✔ Animation ✔ Modeling ✔ Rendering Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature
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    ANIMATIONANIMATION FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✗ 2D Animation ✗ 3D Camera Tracker ✗ Bullet Physics ✗ Fluid Dynamics ✔ Morphing ✗ Multiple Camera Shots ✔ Procedural Animation ✔ Puppet Animation ✗ Scripted Animation ✔ 2D Animation ✔ 3D Camera Tracker ✔ Bullet Physics ✔ Fluid Dynamics ✗ Morphing ✔ Multiple Camera Shots ✗ Procedural Animation ✗ Puppet Animation ✔ Scripted Animation
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    COMMONCOMMON ANIMATIONANIMATION FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Automatic In-betweening ✔ Forward Kinematics ✔ Inverse Kinematics ✔ Keyframe Animation ✔ Particle Engine ✔ Rigid Body Dynamics ✔ Soft Body Dynamics ✔ Timeline ✔ Automatic In-betweening ✔ Forward Kinematics ✔ Inverse Kinematics ✔ Keyframe Animation ✔ Particle Engine ✔ Rigid Body Dynamics ✔ Soft Body Dynamics ✔ Timeline
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    MODELINGMODELING FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Bezier Curves ✗ Color Palettes ✗ Color Transform ✔ Curve Drawing ✗ Layers ✗ NURBS ✗ Parametric ✔ Procedural Environments ✗ Bezier Curves ✔ Color Palettes ✔ Color Transform ✗ Curve Drawing ✔ Layers ✔ NURBS ✔ Parametric ✗ Procedural Environments
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    COMMONCOMMON MODELINGMODELING FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Blend Effects ✔ Filter Effects ✔ Import 3D Models ✔ Polygons ✔ Rigging ✔ Subdivision Surfaces ✔ UV Editing ✔ Weight Painting ✔ Blend Effects ✔ Filter Effects ✔ Import 3D Models ✔ Polygons ✔ Rigging ✔ Subdivision Surfaces ✔ UV Editing ✔ Weight Painting
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    RENDERINGRENDERING FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✗ 3D Motion Blur ✗ 3D Stereoscopy ✗ Global Illumination ✗ Heat Map Skinning ✔ 3D Motion Blur ✔ 3D Stereoscopy ✔ Global Illumination ✔ Heat Map Skinning
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    COMMONCOMMON RENDERINGRENDERING FEATURESFEATURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ 3D Depth Field ✔ Ambient Occlusion ✔ Lighting ✔ Multipass Rendering ✔ Raytracing ✔ Render Layers ✔ Render Passes ✔ Shaders ✔ 3D Depth Field ✔ Ambient Occlusion ✔ Lighting ✔ Multipass Rendering ✔ Raytracing ✔ Render Layers ✔ Render Passes ✔ Shaders
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    MATERIALSMATERIALS && TEXTURESTEXTURES >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✗ Toon Shading ✔ Cloth ✔ Fur ✔ Hair ✔ Muscles ✔ Procedural Textures ✔ Toon Shading ✔ Cloth ✔ Fur ✔ Hair ✔ Muscles ✔ Procedural Textures
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    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS>> ✔ On Premise ✗ Mac ✗ Linux ✔ Windows Deployment ModelDeployment Model >>>> SupportedSupported PlatformsPlatforms >> >>>> >> Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ On Premise ✔ Mac ✔ Linux ✔ Windows
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    ✗ Mac OS X ✗ RedHat Enterprise ✔ Windows 7 ✔ Windows XP ✗ Blog ✔ Brochures ✗ Owner's/User Manual OperatingOperating SystemSystem >> >>>> >> SupportSupport FeaturesFeatures >> >>>> >> Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Mac OS X ✔ Red Hat Enterprise ✔ Windows 7 ✔ Windows XP ✔ Blog ✗ Brochures ✔ Owner's/User Manual
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    ✔ Forums ✔ Instructional Videos ✔ Knowledge base ✔ Tipsand hints CommonCommon SupportSupport FeaturesFeatures >> >>>> >> Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Forums ✔ Instructional Videos ✔ Knowledge base ✔ Tips and hints
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    ProcessorProcessor RequirementsRequirements >> >>>> >> Redindicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Intel® 64 or AMD64 processor with SSE2 technology ✔ Windows and Linux: Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher) ✔ Macintosh® computer: Macintosh computer with a Intel based 64 bit processor
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    ✔ 4 GB RAM ✔ 3000MB MemoryMemory RequirementsRequirements >> >>>> >> Disk SpaceDisk Space RequirementsRequirements >> >>>> >> Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ 4 GB RAM ✔ 10000 MB
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    ✔ Direct3D 10 technology, Direct3D9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card 512 MB or higher video card memory (1 GB or higher recommended) ✔ Three-button mouse with mouse driver software DVD-ROM drive6 Internet connection for web downloads and Autodesk Subscription-aware access GraphicsGraphics RequirementsRequirements >> >>>> >> SystemSystem RequirementsRequirements >> >>>> >> Red indicates absence & Green indicates presence of the feature ✔ Certified hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics card ✔ Three-button mouse with mouse driver software DVD-ROM drive
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    3D Animation | Modeling| Rendering Perth | Sydney | Brisbane Australia www.veetildigital.com.au