MoI 3D V4 (Moment of Inspiration)

MoI 3D is an incredibly good value NURBS modeller. Ideal for users who wish to model quickly and simply, yet work with high levels of accuracy.

MoI’s sleek intuitive UI blends a fluid easy workflow with powerful tools, making it the perfect choice for someone who has been frustrated with the complexity of existing CAD tools.

New in V4

Version 4 of MoI 3D offers 64-bit builds for both Windows and Mac

Multi-core processing for opening CAD files
Loading objects from 3DM, STEP, IGES, and SAT files will now use multiple CPU cores for processing objects being loaded resulting in a major speed increase.

Display engine updated
to make use of modern GPUs with lots of VRAM - display data is now cached in the GPU's VRAM which results in faster redraw speed for large files.

Polygon Sub-d surface to NURBS
conversion method, available on the side pane under SubD > Create > From file. This allows you to open an .obj file that contains a sub-d control polygon cage and have it converted to a high quality NURBS object in MoI. This enables a hybrid workflow where you can make a base surface for an object in a sub-d modeling program and then bring it into MoI to continue working on it with CAD tools.

Annotation objects
add dimensions and text to your model to use for 2D documentation using 7 new commands in the Dim tab on the side pane.

More Features

MoI is also a fantastic complementary tool for a polygon-based artist since its CAD toolset and advanced boolean functions enable extremely rapid creation of mechanical or man-made type “hard surface” models. The icing on the cake is MoI’s unique polygon mesh export that generates exceptionally clean and crisp N-Gon polygon meshes from CAD NURBS models. 

Pen-tablet friendly user interface.
MoI features a unique user interface that integrates particularly well with a pen tablet. Unlike most programs, you don't have to constantly tap the Shift, Alt, or Control keys, so you don't have to hover over the keyboard when using MoI. Also right-clicking tends to be awkward with a pen. MoI provides simple left-click methods for view manipulation functions that require right-clicking in other CAD programs.

High quality display on inexpensive cards.
MoI displays gorgeous anti-aliased curves even on low-end "gaming" video cards.

• Scene browser for manipulating sets of objects
• Styles for setting up material assignments
• Edit frame for quick scaling and rotation
• New lighting engine for a greatly improved shaded display
• New object orientation and positioning tools
• Added file format support (SAT, STEP, FBX, and SketchUP)