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Crazy Programmer
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2005 07:49
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i have been looking for a modeling program to learn but i want a easy one to start out with i want to be able to make swords and guns maybe later some monsters

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G Man
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Try Silo... They have a free trial and some good tutorials on their site...

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Cian Rice
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What happened Crzy? I remember you made great models why would you want a new program? Anyways there's Milkshape and Blender that I suggest.

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i know i made good im wanting to try new programs tho chek them all out see whats best i have blender and not yet figured it out lol

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I'll make the obligatory mention that the sticky thread for modellers at the top of the 3D Chat board is always the first place you should look.

There really is no 'best' since everyone learns differently. Perhaps the best thing to do is to download a bunch of freebies and try them out. Perhaps make a basic straight sword in each one and see which user interface works for you.

Most people have their favorites, for example, I'm a fan of Metasequoia LE since it also complements DoGA CGA very well. [If you go to the modeller sticky thread and read my DoGA/Meta post you'll find some handy links.]
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doffer
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3ds max is quiet easy to learn.
Cinema 4D from Maxon is very easy and powerfull.

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JeroenNL
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Try DeleD - very intuitive modeller.

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Zero #43
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How much are you willing to pay first of all. 3ds Max is $4,000, Cinema 4D is somewhere around expensive, Milkshape 3D $25!! $35 if in the USA. Rhino, expensive. (when I say expensive, I mean more that $799) Wings 3D?? good price, don't know about its interface though.

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lolz it just depends but i have Metasequoia LE i like it to im just looking for more

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zircher
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Ah, but how well do you really know MetaLE? Pushing a few verts around is one thing, but have you played with its advanced features?
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nope lol

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Cristax
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I use wings3d quite a lot. It has a different approach than most modellers but it's highly intuitive. You can export to different formats. The texturing functionality is very limited but hey, ... it's freeware!
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Guyon
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Milkshape exports a very nice .x You may need plugins for other programs.
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dj blackdragon3710
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I'm with Jeroen, DeleD is a very easy program to learn. Thats what I'm using right now.

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Jake Blues
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I use trueSpace 3.2. It is free because it is old, BUT NOT THE OLDEST VERSION! I like the interface and is very easy to use.

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G Man
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I use a bunch of modellers... It depends on what I'm trying to do. Some modellers are better laid out for organic models, some for non-organic models and some are better for architectural models.

I use (as I mentioned before) Silo for organic stuff, Anim8or for non-organic stuff and DeleD for architecural stuff.

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Quote: "I use trueSpace 3.2. It is free because it is old, BUT NOT THE OLDEST VERSION! I like the interface and is very easy to use."


I just can't get friendly with Truespace's interface. All of those odd icons that you can't make heads nor tails of...

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