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3 Dimensional Chat / What's the best 3d modeller for me?

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Rico109
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2008 21:52
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I want to know what 3d modeler is best for me!

I need it to be:
-fairly simple to learn
-not too complex (reasonable amount of code/functions/buttons)
-fairly powerful
-good for weapons, characters, and objects
-I don't want to download more than three modellers![i]

plz help me!
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Dar13
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2008 01:57
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Milkshape3d
Wings 3d
XSI Mod Tool(don't be overwhelmed by the amount of buttons)

I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones-Albert Einstein
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timmie124
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Posted: 4th Dec 2008 22:45
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dont forget
blender3d (free)
is a good program lots of functions nice and power full will do uv raping (texturing) poly reducer some were
lots of tutorials on nystic.com (super3boy)
animation ( i dont think it will do rigging though
and sorry for my spelling im not on fir fox to fix it

(maya)
(3ds)
if you have to ask with those 2 you cant afoard it

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Accoun
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Posted: 5th Dec 2008 21:12
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Quote: "uv raping"

Wait, what? o_O?

Make games, not war.

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Strelok
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Posted: 5th Dec 2008 21:17
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LOL typo of the year..

Somebody please give me a job...
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Posted: 5th Dec 2008 21:34
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Simple to learn:

It takes time to learn any package and become reasonably proficient, I have been using my software for over 6 years and still learn new ways with every book or tutorial I see.

Not to complex:

To be honest as long as you can create a primitive, extrude it, chamfer edges, weld vertices,scale, wrap an image to a polygon thats all you really need, I dont use much more than that under normal circumstances.

Fairly powerfull:

See above

Good for weapons, characters and objects:

They can all do this, It depends how much time you are willing to spend practicing. The more you put in the better you will get. No modelling software has a button to make a mesh awesome.

I give ip with thos baner fing as it never seems to work for me. I woll now stop wasting mu time.
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timmie124
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Posted: 5th Dec 2008 21:53 Edited at: 9th Dec 2008 02:49
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**edit**
slow connection posted twice didnt relize it

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Not_Maindric
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Posted: 6th Dec 2008 04:08
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Quote: "hey you guys are forgetting 3ds max and maya :p"


Quote: "(maya)
(3ds)
if you have to ask with those 2 you cant afoard it"


They were not forgotten.

I would advise Modo, easy, smooth, and great tools.

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ninja9578
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Posted: 6th Dec 2008 16:31
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Quote: " i dont think it will do rigging though
and sorry for my spelling im not on fir fox to fix it"


Blender does rigging, it even does IK Solving. Blender has a powerful rigging system.

I always recommend blender because it's very powerful, but I also warn that it has a very high learning curve. There are lots of tutorials online to ease the learning process though.

Nothing is impossible
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Quik
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Posted: 7th Dec 2008 14:16
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AC3D, MS3D and Wings

Quik, Quiker than most
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Zuka
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Posted: 9th Dec 2008 23:49
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You need Firefox to help you spell? Are you <10 years old...?
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AndrewT
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Posted: 10th Dec 2008 00:47
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Quote: "You need Firefox to help you spell? Are you <10 years old...? "


Or maybe he doesn't know English very well, or is dyslexic.

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Venge
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Posted: 10th Dec 2008 00:58
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Quote: "You need Firefox to help you spell? Are you <10 years old...?"


What a wonderfully constructive post.

I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order, like they should be.
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Rico109
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Posted: 10th Dec 2008 03:29
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ok...

Thanx everyone, and I think I'll try Blender, Milkshape3d, and Wings 3d.
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NickH
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Posted: 15th Dec 2008 19:19 Edited at: 15th Dec 2008 19:19
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Truespace is also supposed to be quite powerful and used to cost quite a bit, but is now free. No idea how easy it is as I've only had a brief look at it. It does require quite a decent computer to run it properly though as it tries its best to do a lot of realtime stuff. The preview of the model looks good but can be slow.

I used Lightwave which is very easy to learn, but it costs though. I've been using it for years and find most alternatives overly fiddly and complicated. Each to their own though.
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Caleb1994
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Posted: 15th Dec 2008 22:21
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Does blender do animation that will work in darkbasic classic because that's what i have and i know that i'v tried a few programs and they are all skeletal animation :/ any ideas?
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Alucard94
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Posted: 15th Dec 2008 22:23
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Yes it does.


Alucard94, the member of the future of the past.
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ninja9578
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Posted: 16th Dec 2008 00:51
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Yes, the official release has exports for 3ds and a lot of others.

For some reason the .x exports are only static, but there are free plugins for the animated .x format.

Nothing is impossible
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Caleb1994
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Posted: 16th Dec 2008 02:00
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sweet!!!!!! thanks guys! i couldn't find a good modeler that animated and worked with darkbasic classic ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))


although i really do wish wings 3d had animating capabilities i like there UI
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Rico109
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Posted: 16th Dec 2008 03:12
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Thankx for the comments guys (or girls, don't wanna offend anyone)!
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timmie124
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Posted: 17th Dec 2008 05:51
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Quote: "You need Firefox to help you spell? Are you <10 years old...?"


nope just fail at spelling without fir fox I'm nothing

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Rico109
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Posted: 18th Dec 2008 03:22
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Quote: "
Rule 2 http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=68699&b=3 Rule 2 http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=68699&b=3 Rule 2 http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=68699&b=3 Rule 2 http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=68699&b=3 Rule 2 http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=68699&b=3
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ok ok ok! I get it get it get it! I'm new here and didn't know the rules and didn't think that this would go against the rules!

Besides, I'm kinda over this topic by now...
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ninja9578
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Posted: 18th Dec 2008 05:11 Edited at: 18th Dec 2008 05:15
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The problem with that rule and the sticky about the 3D modelers is that there is a lack of mention of Blender, it's hidden away on the second page somewhere and it's terribly out of date. Blender is a professional modeling tool that is free to download and use and free of licenses of using it's creations or renders.

Nothing is impossible
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Rico109
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Posted: 20th Dec 2008 15:32
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Ok I get it! I've had way too many people mention Blender!!!!! (where's an "annoyed" emoticon when ya need one?)

LOL!!! I 'm just kidding, I really do appreciate all the replies!

PS- I found a couple emoticons that look annoyed, didn't see'em:

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