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Originally Posted by Invictus3593
Our 3D animator uses Cinema 4D all the time and he's really used to it, but our team got a couple nice graphics cards for the computer we use and I feel like he'd be better off using Blender because of the GPU rendering feature. Only problem is I don't want to jerk him out of what he knows.
How different is blender from C4D and, if he switched, would it be an easy switch? Do the pros outweigh the cons?
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As a fella that used to run Lightwave 3D on Amiga 4000 with Video Toasters (Flyer) I have to ask what rendering advantage in time you expect to get quantitatively?
If the rendering time does not decrease adequately to overcome the change in interface this might not be the best choice.
Blender as an open source project has from my experience in comparison to Cinema4D a situation similar to GIMP and Adobe Photoshop. The commercial equivalent is more polished and often times more clearly documented. Even though equivalent functionality is buried in the open source alternative.
If you have the ability to learn Cinema4D and the patience to go looking in Blender this can work out.
However I would expect some frustration here and there along the way.