Which is the best for animation, Blender, Maya, or Cinema 4D?

Character animation? Rigid body? Motion graphic? Simulations? For character animation i would suggest Maya - most advanced tool. Not so easy to learn but very powerful. Second would be Blender - free and always alive, growing in features software. For rigid body animations and motion graphics go for Cinema 4D. read more

Blender is free, jack of all trades software, second best after maya for animation. Getting started is bit tricky but UI is very powerfull once you wrap your head around it. Cinema 4D is ok for simple animations like logos and special effects for movies but not for games or character animation. read more