Cheetah3D

Cheetah3D is a powerful and easy to learn 3D modeling, rendering and animation application which was developed from the ground up for OS X. So jump right into the world of Computer Generated Imaging. Create 3D artwork for your next iPhone game or make your first animated character.

• Modeling
With a full set of polygon, subdivision surface and spline modeling tools you can focus on creating; safe in the knowledge that Cheetah3D has a breadth of features for the task. Cheetah3D makes modeling in 3D a breeze for new and experienced users alike.

• UV editing
So you've modeled a character or new product design, it's time to get decorating and Cheetah3D is ready to get to work. With a powerful UV editor combined with a node based materials system you can paint and texture every model you make......

• Animation
Character rigging is part of the seamless animation system of Cheetah3D where just about every property of an object can be animated. Breathe life into a character for your next iPhone game or animate an architectural fly-through by the powerful animation system built into Cheetah3D.

• Dynamics
Cheetah3D smoothly integrates the industrial strength Bullet physics engine to simulate rigid body and soft body dynamics. No matter if you want to spill a bowl of marbles on the floor or simulate a waving flag in the wind. Cheetah3D can handle it with just a few mouse clicks.

• Rendering
Raytracing, Global Illumination, HDRI, Caustics and much much more means Cheetah3D can produce stunning images and animations using advanced techniques .... Create amazing pictures with Cheetah3D: mesmerize friends, colleagues and clients.

• Scripting
An easy to learn yet powerful javascript API allows you to extend the feature set of Cheetah3D by custom object types, file loaders or tools.

• File exchange
Import and export of 3D models and animations using popular file types (fbx, stl, 3ds, obj etc.) enables sharing of content produced with Cheetah3D. Images and animations made in Cheetah3D can also be shared using a wide range of popular image and movie file types (jpg, tiff, png, mov etc.).

• Workflow
Cheetah3D integrates perfectly into the workflow of many popular Mac apps. With Cheetah3D you can create stunning 3D models for iBooks Author or many popular game engines.


Whats New in Version 6.1
-MacBook Pro with Retina display is now fully supported
-Almost 200 new HiDPI icons
-All OpenGL views support Retina display
-Much reduced file size of application bundel
-Improved appearance and drawing speed of key view and time line
-Increased mouse accuracy of inner extrude tool
-Increased mouse accuracy of extrude tool
-Increased mouse accuracy of bevel tool
-Fixed bug when loading incorrect OBJ files
-Fixed dithering bug
-Fixed spline scaling bug
-Fixed crashing bug in brush tool
-Fixed FBX crashing bug when loading scenes with more than 1000 materials
-Fixed key dragging bug in key view
-Fixed selection bug in key view
-Fixed de-selection bug in key view
-Fixed context menu bug in key view
-Fixed time cursor dragging bug in key view
-Fixed copy & paste bug in key view
-Fixed context menu bug in time line
-Fixed de-selection bug in time line
-Fixed "Select all" command in material editor,property editor, node editor, key editor, F-curve editor
-Fixed bug when expanding hierarchy by clicking on expand arrow with ALT+Left mouse button
-Fixed arrow-key navigation bug in object browser
-Fixed default window layout saving bug
-Fixed copy&paste bug in F-curve editor
-Fixed time cursor dragging bug in F-curve editor
-Fixed de-selection bug in F-curve editor
-Fixed context menu bug in F-curve editor
-Fixed bug in soft spline interpolation tool
-Fixed view resizing bug
-Fixed bug in "Show Render Manager" toolbar item
-Fixed material assignment bug
-Fixed crashing edge delete bug
-Fixed some typos
-Replaced some deprecated string functions in javascript File class
-Removed unused icons from the bundle