QUIDAM is a new tool entirely dedicated to making one of the hardest tasks in 3D simple and understandable: the creation of original and realistic characters.

User friendly, fast, and professional results are the guiding principles behind the creation of QUIDAM.

The work environment is organized into six separate studios to promote creativity, breaking with the overly complex and steep learning curve of other modeling programs. In less than an hour you can master QUIDAM and create your own characters.

Whether you are a just graphic artist discovering 3D techniques or a professional mastering the latest, high-end software, QUIDAM is the perfect solution to quickly create optimized and original characters.

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.

Here are some key features of "N Sided QUIDAM":

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 base and boy base

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

OpenGL realtime render
· Display options (wire frame, faces, smoothed)
· Advanced cartoon rendering: color countour settings, number of tint areas settings
· Environmental mapping
· Background image
· Real time bump-mapping (Normals mapping)
· Cast shadows
· Reference image mode: import six images behind model

Combination studio
· Combining anatomical elements of model
· Adding clothing and accessories
· Function "random mix"
· Detailed eyes: eyes divided into 3 parts (sclera, iris and cornea) for more realism
· Custom Props: import your personal accessories on your characters

Proportion studio
· Automatic adjustments of body and head proportions by presets on grid
· Real time editing of proportions of all elements direct on the character

Sculpture studio
· Move, rotate, scale and blur/sharpen
· Symmetry mode available for all tools
· Brushes for smooth selection, with intuitive brush editor and presets
· Large choice of selection modes (one by one, select by frame, etc.)
· Selection filters (point, edge, face)
· Editing along Normals, axis constraints or in the camera plane
· Select through (to include geometric elements not visible)
· Natural and direct sculpting tools ("Jelly Brushes"): model as if you were drawing!

Pose studio
· Presets for poses for body and hands
· Direct manipulation on 3D character's skeleton
· Reset of character to ground
· Custom Poses: creation of personal poses libraries reusable later on characters
· Rotation system for eyes
· Automatic transfer of the Character Skinning to the Custom Props (personal imported object)
· Skinning edition ("Weight Paint") for all objects
· "Advanced Skinning" palette and "Autoskin" feature to automatically compute the character skinning weights
· "Smooth Weights" to mix the skinning weights on tricky areas
· Advanced Skeleton Edition: preset skeletons catalog, precise tuning for neutral pose and joints

Texture studio
· Settings for material and texture of objects
· Settings for quality of skin (speckles, wrinkles, hair, etc.)
· Application of custom textures, images and bumps
· Real time editing of textures directly on the character
· High resolution textures for the bases Woman and Man
· Environment reflection ("envmap")
· 3D Paint: a complete drawing tool palette to paint directly on the 3D models. All the channels: color, texture, transparency, emboss. Interactive brush settings, preset brushes catalog. A lot of available options.
· Advanced material settings for the Raytracing Renderer

Render studio
· Any resolution
· High quality render
· Antialiasing
· Multi-channel exports (character, shadow, mask, etc.)
· Raytracing renderer
· Advanced light settings for the Raytracing Renderer

3D Import
· Visualization and retouching models in OBJ format by simple drag and drop
· QDM Import
· Advanced symmetry detection for files with symmetry precision problems. Symmetry detection threshold tuning

3D Export
· Basic format (only geometry): OBJ
· Format with skeleton and skinning for animation: LWO/LWS (Lightwave)*, QDM (proprietary format N-Sided)
· QDM import plug-ins available for 3DS MAX, Maya, Cinema 4D and Carrara*
· COLLADA export plug-in*
· Export UV maps (vectorial* or bitmap format)
· Model size adjustment during export


Requirements:

· Processor PowerPC G4 (G5 recommended) or Intel
· 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