# Why is South Park made in a 3d App (maya)?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-south-park-made-in-a-3d-app-maya/283907
**Category:** design
**Created:** [March 12, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-south-park-made-in-a-3d-app-maya/283907 "2009-03-12T10:24:44Z")
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### Author: ![kayanat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@kayanat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kayanat)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-south-park-made-in-a-3d-app-maya/283907/1 "2009-03-12T10:24:44Z")

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**[SIZE=2]What advantage does a 3D animating program give for doing South Park over a 2D animation program? South Park uses Autodesk Maya to do what is essentially 2D animation. After all this time and success, what is the advantage to using a 3D program in doing 2D animation? If you say “because it is what they are used to,” don’t bother answering.[/SIZE]**