SculptMaster 3D FREE – Review
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By: SculptMaster 3D FREE
Version #: 1.0.0 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
Date Released: 2009-08-05
Developer: Mika Kolehmainen
Price: 0.00
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SculptMaster 3D is an interesting app—the whole idea of having a 3D sculpting toy that fits in your pocket is great.
When the app starts up you are presented with a blank 3D area where can put down your ‘putty’ and sculpt it. The tools in the app allow you to add ‘putty’ and remove it, and since it’s 3D you can also rotate it into any position you want.
The interface is easy to use. To rotate, pan, and zoom, the standard pinching and dragging work just fine. To add putty, you simply select the putty tool and using your finger you add it wherever you want. Removing some putty (to make an ‘indent’) is just as easy; you select the tool and ‘dig out’ the putty you want to remove.
When there aren’t a lot of surfaces, the app is very responsive and is fun to play with. But once the volume is filled and there are many surfaces the performance is down right horrible. This is to be expected though—a computer that fits in your hand is now performing hundreds and thousands of calculations in real time to render what you’ve just “doodled” in 3D. And while I doubt the developers can do much to fix it, the performance hit does make the application unusable.
ScupltMaster 3D also has a few other nice features, including the ability to send your 3D sculpture to your ‘Photos’ and an easy to use undo/redo.
SculptMaster 3D is a fun tool to use for ‘playing’ with clay, but I don’t think it’s up for anything ‘serious’.
Quick Take
Value:Medium
Would I Buy Again:Sure, why not...it's free and is entertaining...
Learning Curve:Low learning curve, but it can be confusing to think along all 3 axises.
Who Is It For:Sculpters, and people that like to play with 'modeling'
What I Like:I liked the interface; it was intutive and easy to use.
What I Don't Like:The app can get slow with larger volumes and surfaces
Final Statement:it's fun to play with, but you can't do anything too serious with it.
Features of the full version:
- Easy-to-use, yet powerful interface
- True 3D technology enabling stunning experience
- Multitouch gestures for zoom/pan/rotate
- Tools for stuffing, carving and painting
- Choosing colors and brush size
- Undo with generous levels
- Exporting result to photos
- Gallery for browsing your sculptures
Note that in this free version, you cannot save or load. Check out the full version for preserving your creations in a gallery and later with upcoming updates exporting them to your favorite 3D modeling program!
TIPS:
- Zoom with pinch
- Pan and tilt with two fingers
- Rotate with three fingers or with the tool
