# MAX5 or Maya?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174
**Category:** random
**Created:** [October 25, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174 "2002-10-25T00:26:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/1 "2002-10-25T00:26:06Z")
my friend and my self just got into an argument over what is better, Maya or MAX. I say MAX hey say diff. He also said ask any 3D artist so i am!=)
-mike:cyclops:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/2 "2002-10-25T02:09:32Z")
I love maya because you can learn their software for free =) Plus someone had to vote Maya first lol =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/3 "2002-10-25T02:13:20Z")
Mdipi I’m glad you asked this because this has been on my mind lately also. I look forward to seeing what people think.
-brad-:cowboy:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/4 "2002-10-25T02:23:30Z")
Maya = better for modelling
Max = better rendering
Lightwave = best of both worlds
My preference is Max because of the interface and animating!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/5 "2002-10-25T02:42:56Z")
i like 3ds max 5 more but, Maya4.5 ownz everyone…except for houdini.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/6 "2002-10-25T04:05:31Z")
put it this way, you know those animated movies (ice age, final fantasy, etc)? they were all made from maya. you guys watch football on FOX? those animations they have during the game are made from MAX. play warcraft 3? those beautiful movies were made from MAX4.
they both really balance each other out. i voted MAX because of ease of use.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/7 "2002-10-25T05:22:47Z")
I vote MAX too, 'cuz of easy navigation and such…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/8 "2002-10-25T16:27:27Z")
i dunno what max is, but i hate maya! its too confusing for me  i was going through an hour-long tutorial on Maya to learn how to make a door, and just gave up half way through 😏
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/9 "2002-10-25T17:13:08Z")
they mean 3DStudio MAX. surprised you’ve never heard of it, and yet know about MAYA.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/10 "2002-10-25T17:23:53Z")
I voted for 3ds max!
i just love it!
Easy navigation… and easy stuff…
> i was going through an hour-long tutorial on Maya to learn how to make a door
LOL! OMG! Is that prog so complicated? never seen it?
in fact I’m beginning to get a felling that I don’t even wanna see it…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/max5-or-maya/7174/11 "2002-10-25T17:54:21Z")
MAYA is not at all user-friendly. stick with MAX.