Applications of 3D

3d modelling is used for a wide variety of things such as:

Within the games industry it is used to create all manner of objects, weapons, buildings, characters, cut scenes, advertisements and environments, any game made these days will be made with a 3D program like Maya.

In the film industry, it’s used for creating characters for animated and real life movies, whole films can be animated with this software (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc, Shrek, Ice age) or real life with 3D elements (Transformers, Stuart little, Garfield).

The medical industry uses it to create human anatomy, body parts and detailed organs.

Chemical compounds are made for the science section.

The engineering industry uses the software (CAD / CAM) to create models of mechanical tools, equipment and machinery. The initial design is created on computer, then transfered to a machining tool aided by a computer to create it automaticly.

It can be used to create advertisements unrelated to the games industry as well.

TV programs can be made with this software in the same way a film would be.

In engineering architecture, the buildings can be created with this software to show how they will look when completed, and can even have a camera fly though to show how the interior will look.

Pre-visualization is another application, related to some of the above such as architecture.