The difference between 3dmax and CAD is as follows:
1, the origin of the two history is different
3dmax originated in 1990 Autodesk set up a multimedia department, the launch of the first animation work - 3D Studio software. 1996 Autodesk set up a division of Kinetix is responsible for the release of 3ds.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) was born in the 1960s, is the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposed a research program of interactive graphics, due to the expensive hardware facilities at that time, only the United States General Motors Corporation and the United States Boeing Aviation Company to use self-developed interactive drawing system.
2, the two applications are different
3Dmax in the scope of application, widely used in advertising, film and television, industrial design, architectural design, three-dimensional animation, multimedia production, games, teaching aids, and engineering visualization and other fields.
CAD technology has been widely used in mechanical, electronic, aerospace, chemical, construction and other industries. Design methods such as parallel design, collaborative design, intelligent design, virtual design, agile design, and full life cycle design represent the development direction of modern product design mode.
3, the characteristics of the two different
3Dmax based on the low configuration requirements of the PC system, the installation of plug-ins (plugins) can provide 3D Studio Max does not have the function (for example, 3DS Max 6 version does not provide the previous hair function) as well as to enhance the original function , a powerful role (Character) animation production capabilities. Stackable modeling steps allow for a great deal of flexibility in creating models.
CAD is to carry out a large number of calculations, analysis and comparison to determine the optimal program; a variety of design information, whether digital, text or graphics, can be stored in the computer's memory or external memory, and can be quickly retrieved.
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