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When you want to do a job right you need the right tools. So
when you want to create 3D worlds then you'll need Animatek's World Builder to
do it right. If you currently use other programs to design in such as 3D Max or
Poser, or others that can read and write in popular formats, then Animatek's
World Builder should fit nicely into your repertoire. Animatek's World Builder
(AWB for short) is the premier 3D software application to create 3D landscapes
or animated worlds and will no doubt remain #1 for a long time to come!.
With AWB you can create an endless diversity of all the 3D terrain models you
desire! From natural looking surroundings such as mountains, oceans and skies to
alien created environments. Use AWB in any or all of the following ways such as
film, computer games, architecture, and landscape architecture. If you just can
not dream up your own world then take a geological map, import in into AWB and
re-create it yourself! AWB gives you this power and control that you need in one
package to model your world or environment. Is it texturing you're after? What
about lights or animation ranging from a gentle blowing breeze to a rushing
waterfall? With AWB you can create whatever you can imagine! Adjust your
atmospheric effects and "go wild!"
Included with AWB are numerous, beautiful libraries full of detailed plants,
flowers, skies and roads that you simply drag and drop into your 3D model, in
any position that aligns within your landscape. If you want, you can start from
a predefined number of landscapes that already has grass, rivers and the such,
or start a whole new world from scratch.
So, just how easy is AWB and how does it work? First, if you can point and
click, or draw with a mouse (or graphics tablet), than you can use this program.
The layout of the program should be familiar to many that use other 3D programs
in that you'll have a complete host of commands at the click of a button on the
menus, along with the usual viewports. Click to begin drawing a mountain, river,
or the flow of a river. Click to draw your landscape, or click to create that
beautiful moonlit sky. At any time you can adjust any property of an element
through its expanded hierarchy of sub menus. Enter precise controls over the
lengths of an ocean wave, heights of trees, rotations, the thickness of a blade
of grass, and so much more to give your world the look and feel that you've
dreamed of. The screen layout, as said, is a familiar one in that you can view
your world from many angles (Top, Bottom, Right, Left, etc within four different
panes). You can zoom in at any particular aspect to adjust and make minute
changes. Assign any "age" to your landscape, redraw in varying degrees (Open GL,
Skeleton, Draft, etc), flatten any area or hillside, create a flowing river that
is crystal clear. Drop a leaf in a gentle stream and watch it drift down, over
any ripples or small waves you have designed.
Let's take a quick look at the Menubars: The Side Menubar gives you 19
selections to start creating with, These include: 3 different light sources, 3
different camera angles, Landscape, Road, Skeleton Line, Plant, Lake,
River/Ocean, Waterfall, Flipboard (for animation), 3D Cloud, Compound Sky,
Rainbow, Max Communication (for 3D Max) and a button to import Poser models.
The Top Menubar gives you the normal selections as Open, Save, etc. but in
addition, several important ones to use at your disposal. Such as, Redraw (to
redraw selected viewports), Redraw All (to redraw ALL viewports), Bounding Box,
Skeleton (redraws viewports in Skeleton mode), Wireframe, Hardware (redraws
viewports in flat-shaded mode), Draft Preview (redraws in Phong shaded mode),
Preview Rendering, Production Rendering, Final Rendering, Step Forward (this
performs a Step Forward Incremental design process), Step Backward. That's just
the Main Menubar! When you select different areas of your design such as a
hillside or landscape your menubar will be expanded with more options that
correspond to your selected item to give you finer control over your world.
Aside from being able to design, create and animate any world you can dream of
you may also be interested in purchasing the Allen Whitt Tutorial and Source
Pack. With it you receive 9 projects along with over 6 hours of narrated
instructions on the many features of AWB plus many of its advanced features.
Animatek World Builder is without a doubt "the" most comprehensive 3D authoring
program currently available that I have seen. You have everything at your
disposal. Like an artist with an unlimited palette, all laid out in front of
you, ready to create "your" masterpiece.
So, should you run right out and get Animatek's World Builder? Only if you are
serious about creating the most beautiful 3D worlds. Only if you desire the
best. Only if you demand the best. Only if you want ONE program that can really
do ALL of your 3D landscaping and environment drawing! If you design 3D
professionally then don't just take my word on it; click right now to their
site. Visit the Forums and see Animatek's World Builder in action.
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