(1) Could ANY version of 3DWS import and export .csm?
The latest versions of 3DWS can import .csm. I have no plans to add .csm export.
(2) 3DWS early Adopter = 3DWS standard edition 3.58 = next version of Cartography shop 3.1/4? Or, 3DWS early Adopter is a seperate product which is different from 3DWS standard edition 3.58?
3DWS is at version 5.39 and is no longer considered "EA".
(3) Does the current version support animated objects in designing game levels? (similar to animating trees in Terrain Ed.during designing level)
No, but you could create an entity for that tree, then replace it when you load the scene with an animated model.
(4) Singularity work with ANY version of CShop and 3DWS?
Singularity was designed to work with CShop 4. It could be updated to work with 3DWS. See this tutorial:
http://blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=51660
(5) At this moment, what do you recommend to buy: 3DWS or CShop? (Some people said in the official forum that CShop is no longer updated in future)
3DWS supports many more features and is a much better program.
The latest versions of 3DWS can import .csm. I have no plans to add .csm export.
(2) 3DWS early Adopter = 3DWS standard edition 3.58 = next version of Cartography shop 3.1/4? Or, 3DWS early Adopter is a seperate product which is different from 3DWS standard edition 3.58?
3DWS is at version 5.39 and is no longer considered "EA".
(3) Does the current version support animated objects in designing game levels? (similar to animating trees in Terrain Ed.during designing level)
No, but you could create an entity for that tree, then replace it when you load the scene with an animated model.
(4) Singularity work with ANY version of CShop and 3DWS?
Singularity was designed to work with CShop 4. It could be updated to work with 3DWS. See this tutorial:
http://blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=51660
(5) At this moment, what do you recommend to buy: 3DWS or CShop? (Some people said in the official forum that CShop is no longer updated in future)
3DWS supports many more features and is a much better program.