3D Animation Software for Flash?

[Bern]

I'm looking for a UB 3D animation software that I can integrate into Flash when I'm finished.

Anyone have a suggestion?

Thanks

 

[Grover]

I don't know if either are UB yet - it's been several years since I tried either one so take this for what it's worth - but Swift3D http://www.erain.com and Amorphium http://eitechnologygroup.com/products/amorphium.html both output to Flash.

 

[Sdashiki]

Props to Swift 3d

interface, last I checked, was an eyesore, but it worked magically.

3D flash looks awesome.

you can get the same "loook" with alot of 3D programs out there.

cinema4d comes to mind

but I dont think they output to .swf

 

[hotwire132002]

I don't know if either are UB yet - it's been several years since I tried either one so take this for what it's worth - but Swift3D http://www.erain.com and Amorphium http://eitechnologygroup.com/products/amorphium.html both output to Flash.

I would NOT recommend Amorphium -- EI has really stopped supporting it. I seem to recall Tiger broke it -- It won't run properly on newer Macs (something in the way Tiger renders the interface didn't agree with Amorphium, and EI still hasn't fixed it.)

I moved to Cinema 4D after giving up on Amorphium, and I have found it to be an excellent program overall. It's not the least expensive 3D program out there (I want to say around $695) but it's very user-friendly and can put together some amazing graphics. Plus, it can export to Flash.

Hope this helps!

 

[Sdashiki]

Cinema 4d can export to flash?

Can it export vector flash objects for manipulation IN flash, or only its own .swf movie files that you can then import into Flash?

 

[ATD]

Maya has a .swf vector renderer and it's easy to work with. Few things in Maya are easy but this is not too bad.

 

[Bern]

Thanks folks, all great suggestions. There's a conference for Cinema 4 coming up at my local college so I signed up to attend it. But gee they're all very expensive software.