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3D World Magazine - September 2006
The modo review by Mike De La Flor is found in the September hardcopy issue of 3D World magazine beginning on page 92. We encourage you to seek out this magazine and read the entire article.

While there is no online access to the review at this time, the editor of 3D World magazine has allowed us to post the opening sentences of this excellent review:

"modo has rapidly become the preferred modelling solution for professionals in the arenas of film, gaming, visualisation and education, and a favorite of many independent artists. One of the main reasons for its popularity is Luxology's attention to developing a user-centric application, facilitating the working process."

Final result:

Range of features - 9
Value for money - 9
OVERALL - 9

3D World magazine's website

"My name is Stuart Hall and I am a modo-holic. It all started for me when I got a copy at home. It was really fun to use. I'd spend hours expressing myself with it. Slowly I realized I was becoming addicted. I would play with modo later and later into the night. Then I started sneaking it into work to play with it some more. It helped me get my job done faster so I could go home and do even more modo. Then those cunning people at Luxology made it even better (with modo 201). The UV tools saved me days and the paint tools were so easy I couldn�t resist painting everything. These features combined with beautiful rendering capabilities have made modo�s strength as an addictive, artist-friendly tool even stronger."

Stuart Hall (aka StuManFu)
Passion Pictures

"modo 201 gives me the tools and speed I need to complete my projects on time and with the highest level of quality. The render engine is simply beautiful, with crisp, clean GI renders at insanely fast speeds. I was never confident in UV mapping before modo 201, but now I use it for most of my work because the improved UV unwrap tool is so easy to set up. Combining this with modo�s paint tools, the artist has a lot of power at their finger tips to create great digital art."

Philip Lawson
Multimedia and Design Student

"In order to create the specific detail needed for the United Airlines safety animations, Luxology's modo was crucial for modeling the airline seats. Our production pipeline has increased ten-fold because of modo's dynamic workflow and outstanding toolset."

Dan Ablan
President, AGA Digital Studios, Inc.
and Founder, 3D Garage.com