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| developer = [[The Foundry Visionmongers]]<ref name="FXGuide">{{cite web | url=http://www.fxguide.com/featured/foundry-and-luxology-merge-fxg-exclusive | title=Foundry and Luxology Merge | publisher=fxGuide.com LLC | work=fxGuide | date=25 September 2012 | access-date=19 January 2014 | archive-date=19 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919061716/https://www.fxguide.com/featured/foundry-and-luxology-merge-fxg-exclusive/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Modo''' (stylized as '''MODO''', and originally '''modo''')<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.macworld.com/article/45268/2005/06/modo.html | title=Luxology modo ready for Intel switch | work=[[Macworld]] | publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] | date=10 June 2005 | accessdate=22 February 2012 | last=Cohen | first=Peter |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128050253/http://www.macworld.com/article/1045268/modo.html |archive-date=2013-01-28}}</ref> is a discontinued [[polygon]] and [[subdivision surface]] modeling, [[digital sculpting|sculpting]], 3D painting, [[animation]] and rendering package developed by [[Luxology, LLC]], which is now merged with and known as The Foundry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seymour |first=Mike |date=September 25, 2012 |title=Exclusive: Foundry and Luxology merge |url=https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/foundry-and-luxology-merge-fxg-exclusive/ |website=FX Guide |access-date=17 July 2024 |archive-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919061716/https://www.fxguide.com/featured/foundry-and-luxology-merge-fxg-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The program incorporates features such as [[n-gons]] and edge weighting, and runs on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[macOS]] platforms.
==History==
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After more than three years of development work, Modo was demonstrated at [[SIGGRAPH]] 2004 and released in September of the same year. In April 2005, the high-end visual effects studio [[Digital Domain]] integrated Modo into their production pipeline. Other studios to adopt Modo include [[Pixar]], [[Industrial Light & Magic]], [[Zoic Studios]], [[id Software]], Eden FX, Studio ArtFX, [[The Embassy Visual Effects]], [[Naked Sky Entertainment]] and Spinoff Studios.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Modo 201 was the winner of the [[Apple Design Awards]] for Best Use of [[macOS|Mac OS X]] Graphics for 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jeff |date=2006-08-14 |title=Apple Design Award 2006 Winners |url=https://tidbits.com/2006/08/14/apple-design-award-2006-winners/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=TidBITS |language=en}}</ref> In October 2006, Modo also won "Best 3D/Animation Software" from ''[[MacUser]]'' magazine. In January 2007, Modo won the ''[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]'' Frontline Award for "Best Art Tool".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-09 |title=Luxology's modo Receives Prestigious Game Developer Magazine Front Line Award |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/luxologys-modo-receives-prestigious-game-developer-magazine-front-line-award |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref>
Modo was used in the production of feature films such as ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]'', ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|Ant Bully]]'', ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]], and [[Wall-E]]''.
On November 7, 2024, Foundry announced the decision to discontinue the development of Modo.
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