Companies already have paid for other tools, their workflows a built around a specific tool chain, and risk of project impact is a bit scary. But the economics of changing to Blender are complex.

The economics of Blender as a product a pretty simple - it’s free. All tell me that when they interview they generally get asked if they have experience with Blender.īlender has matured a lot in last few years. I have not spoken to a single VFX firm that is not exploring making a switch to Blender.Ī few recent animation grads I know all learned to use Maya in school. Very few are using Blender as part of their pipeline - yet. I have spoken to 50+ different VFX and Animation firms in the last year. A large consideration is the cost of change. The choice is not just about features or cost. Some companies work on hyper realistic creatures, others work with 3D typography and simple geometric forms, while others specialize in heavy destruction VFX work.Many, many comparisons between Blender and product X out there. We then need to acknowledge that not all 3D production artists/companies do the same type of work.

We chose it because it fits our production/creative objectives. … for you! It could very well be the worst software for others! Yes, I’m sure the software you use is the best 3D software… “Houdini is the end game 3D software, don’t bother with anything else” – passionate 3D people “Cinema4D is so much easier to pick up than all the other softwares.

You cannot find any other 3D package that can do the broad spectrum of CGI work it can do for its price point” Here are some statements I hear all too often:

Cinema4d vs blender