Cascadeur
Description:
Cascadeur is a powerful standalone 3D animation software tailored for keyframe animation of various characters, including humanoids. Its versatile toolkit includes Quick Rigging, AutoPhysics, Trajectories, Ghosts, Copy Tool, Tween Machine, IK/FK Interpolation, Graph Editor, and Video Reference Import. AI-driven features simplify character posing and secondary motion. It boasts compatibility with .FBX and .DAE files, making it suitable for integration with leading software such as Unreal, Unity, Daz3d, 3ds Max, Maya, Mixamo, Blender, Houdini, and Cinema 4d. The Cascadeur website is a knowledge treasure trove with tutorials, video lessons, documentation, articles, and a community forum and Discord channel.
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