Quidam 3.5

Quidam - This application reinvents character modeling

This application reinvents character modeling to make it natural, productive and to let you sign your own creations

The days of spending hours manipulating polygons is over. QUIDAM is a complex application which reinvents character modeling to make it natural, productive and to let you sign your own creations.

QUIDAM does not provide single models but dynamic bases and each one includes a multitude of body parts, props, clothes, textures... to create millions of characters!

Combine
Compose thousands of unique characters with the numerous body parts and props available. Add the props you like or import your own objects directly to place them on the skeleton.

Sculpt
QUIDAM’s Sculpture Studio offers a complete set of original, powerful and natural sculpting tools to let you knead and put the finishing touches to your character. With QUIDAM, it’s you who creates your characters, not the software!

Paint
The drawing tools let you paint in real time onto your models.
Discover a natural way to apply colors, textures, transparency, bump or normal maps as if you were painting on a canvas.

Pose
With QUIDAM's direct manipulation system, you can give an attitude to your characters in a few clicks. Use the available preset poses or create yours. You can save and store them.

Render
Your character is ready.
In a blink, QUIDAM produces a high quality image for printing and editing in retouching software.

Export
Thanks to additional plug-ins, export directly your ready-to-be-animated creation (equipped with its textures, UV, bones and skinning) into Maya, 3DS Max, LightWave, Cinema 4D, Carrara... Multi resolution, your characters can be exported at the resolution of your choice!

Designed for freelance artists as well as production studios, QUIDAM is an extremely productive 3D character creation application and offers perfect professional results.
It is unique in combining and merging various anatomical elements and clothes into one seamless model. One sole QUIDAM base is capable of creating thousands of unique 3D characters!

QUIDAM is the only character generator able to perfectly export multiresolution models with meshes, textures, UV maps, bones and skinning, ready to be animated into all professional 3D suite.

Ergonomics
Do you think that it is normal to spend several months learning a program?
Uncluttered interface, intuitive navigation... ergonomics is in the heart of QUIDAM’s philosophy. You will be able to come to grips with the software and create your first character in less than an hour. Forget about the technical constraints and boring panels of overly complex programs; everything has been done in QUIDAM to let you express your artistic talent.
Professional users will enjoy driving QUIDAM full screen with keyboard shortcuts.

Speed
The days of spending hours putting polygons together are over!
In a few minutes, make the character you have imagined. QUIDAM doesn’t offer basic fixed models, but dynamic bases, each including a multitude of anatomical parts, props, clothes, textures… to let you create billions of characters.
QUIDAM is powered by an advanced 3D real-time engine which makes the most of the OpenGL potential and last graphic cards, but also stays compatible with older configurations.

Customization
QUIDAM offers advanced sculpture and painting tools to customize your creations to the last detail. Its innovative tools invite you to give your personal touch to your creation. At last, it's you who creates your character and not the software!
As QUIDAM is compatible with all the 3D professional solutions, you can retouch or animate your characters in your favorite software.

Quidam features:

- Models Packs
Dynamic data bases able to generate from thousands to billions unique multiresolution 3D characters each:
- Realistic: male base and female base
- Heads: male head and female head (articulated or not)
- Semi-realistic, Manga: male base and female base
- Semi-realistic, Fantasy and Sci-Fi: warrior
- Misc: little monsters and original creatures
- .QUI Bank: extended library of unique characters generated from the available Models Packs, regularly enriched and can stock user custom models
- Models Pack Pro – Additional bases: girl, boy and woman bases

- Catalogs
- To store and retrieve instantly all kind of items: props, images, textures, materials, 3D objects, environments, lights, transformations (morphs), etc.
Dozens of items are available to enrich your scenes:
- 3D Objects: Haircuts, props, decors…
- Floors and Backgrounds
- Poses, Hand Poses
- Lights
- Cameras
- Scenes…

- General
- Visualization, navigation and editing in real time 3D
- Immersive interface or full screen mode (without icons/interface)
- Editing with symmetry option is always available
- Totally intuitive unfolding control panels for lighting, axis constraints and 3D views
- Props Manipulator


Requirements:

- Pentium 2 processor, 500 MHz or more (1 GHz recommended)
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
- 400 MB free disk space
- Monitor with 1024x768 resolution or more
- 24-bits Graphic card (or 32 bits) OpenGL compatible
- 3 button mouse
- Internet connection to access additional content online

Limitations:

- 30 days trial
- No 3D export
- Watermarked background and textures
- Rendered images size limited to viewport
- Limited content
- No access to free online content
- Nag screen

Quidam 3.5 is licensed as Trial for the Windows operating system / platform. Quidam is provided as a free to try download for all software users (Trial).