SKYMATTER OFFERS FREE TRIAL OF 3D SCULPTING SOFTWARE
February 15, 2007

SKYMATTER OFFERS FREE TRIAL OF 3D SCULPTING SOFTWARE

The Mudbox toolkit integrates seamlessly with applications such as Autodesk Maya and Softimage|XSI. In addition to having a user-friendly interface, the application offers 3D layering capabilities and non-destructive sculpting capabilities. Layers can also be blended using sliders and layer masks. Innovative level streaming technology and local subdivision allows for an increase of mesh resolution limits, even on ordinary 32-bit machines. And a true 3D camera delivers perspective and orthographic views.

Additional features include "Tangent Space" symmetry, enabling symmetrical sculpting on asymmetrical models; fast, high-quality 3D brushes, including the Mudbox Scratch brush, which enables artists to sculpt sharp forms on dense models at any speed without blobby stamping; and high quality texture baking for generating normal and displacement maps between multiple arbitrary meshes.

The purchase price of Mudbox Professional starts at US $649. Floating (network) seats and Gold Support options are also available. A non-commercial version, dubbed Mudbox Basic, is available for $299. The trial version offers all the capabilities of the professional version and can be downloaded atwww.mudbox3d.com/downloadTrial.html.