CAD modelling?
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Harry_
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the problem is, in a lot of CAD programs you dont really have the option to control poly flow directly. It depends. Which program exactly were you considering using?
I doubt CAD programs would let you UVmap, either.
Really, just learn 3ds max, its by autodesk and having used autoCAD myself in my occupation, you'll be able to understand it. Just a lot less commandline operations
I doubt CAD programs would let you UVmap, either.
Really, just learn 3ds max, its by autodesk and having used autoCAD myself in my occupation, you'll be able to understand it. Just a lot less commandline operations
But the problem is that not everyone can just get. By that I mean that they may not be students anymore, and it's quite expensive too, thus, it's not even worth prolly learning if your not serious about 3D modeling. I highly suggest Blender to startout with as what comes for free programs.
Yukimura_Sanada
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pretty large atleast 15 gb
Mammoet
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I tried both 3ds max and blender, and for some reason I can't figure out how to do anything in 3ds max
Maybe because I had some help with blender from a friend. Anyway, I highly recommend watching some tutorial video's for any of the programs if you want to start using them.
Maybe because I had some help with blender from a friend. Anyway, I highly recommend watching some tutorial video's for any of the programs if you want to start using them.
My related $0.02: a few years ago when I tinkered with modelling, I couldn't get into Wings3D, Blender, or gmax (from what I heard it is functionally similar to 3DSmax, correct me if I'm wrong, and autodesk wasn't giving away 3DSmax to folks with .edus at the time) so I spent $25(?) on milkshape3D after using the free trial for a time. If found it a heck of a lot easier to operate than Wings or Blender...but Blender, at the least, has changed significantly since then. Might be something to try, at least.
If you are used to CAD program's you may get used to sketchup (which has a CAD "mode") though it's more if you are a scene modeler than weapon modelling (though it is possIble)
I use Rhino3D as my primary inorganic modeler. It has some fairly powerful tools for working with polygon meshes, and excellent NURBS tools. I love it for anything mechanical.
That said, you can't do organics very well in CAD/CAM tools, because they aren't oriented towards it. If you don't have an unlimited budget and aren't pirating anything, Wings3D is very powerful and easy to use, once you get the basic concepts. I use it to box-model practically anything organic at this point, because I've found it to be fast and extremely clean, and I can always take stuff outside to do specialist things.
Go look at the Wings3D tutorial we have here for making a sword; IIRC it walks you through the basics of putting together a sword's parts.
That said, you can't do organics very well in CAD/CAM tools, because they aren't oriented towards it. If you don't have an unlimited budget and aren't pirating anything, Wings3D is very powerful and easy to use, once you get the basic concepts. I use it to box-model practically anything organic at this point, because I've found it to be fast and extremely clean, and I can always take stuff outside to do specialist things.
Go look at the Wings3D tutorial we have here for making a sword; IIRC it walks you through the basics of putting together a sword's parts.
Specialist
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xenoargh 说:
Not so about the pirating thing. I got 3ds MAX for free because I'm a student. Granted, it's only 3 years, but I enjoy it. My favorite inorganic modeler is Wings, and for organics, I don't really have a favorite. I'm planning to try Milkshape, hopefully it's good.
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Well, the catch is that I'm homeschooled (and in highschool). You'd be surprised how many bookstores and sites will give you major discounts on things for students if you have an ID.
Been a 3ds Max guy since four or five years ago, I recently installed Blender for checking out some plug-ins after some inopportune crashes of my Autodesk friend. Beginnings are hard, but once you get used to the let's call it "special" interface... It's great.
Apart from the "hey, look at me, i'm 4 free bro" claim, its work-flow is very intuitive, and a sort of one-way app. It has everything CG:
Decimation, sculpting, re-topology (Topogun anyone?), projected texturing (Bodypaint3d anyone?), semi automatic LSCM unwrapping.
Rigging, multi-level subdivision (Mudbox anyone?), occlusion, normals and albedo backing (xNormal anybody?), DDS support, and vertex painting (Meshlab anyone?). Very accessible.
They even have a camera tracker and video editor. When they add stuff like unlimited clay, better ZSphere-like thingies, and maybe better animation work-flow I'll completely switch over that. Right now I'm almost sold.
EDIT: Almost forgot the well maintained suite of third party plug-ins, made in Python, with which you can access almost every file format.
Apart from the "hey, look at me, i'm 4 free bro" claim, its work-flow is very intuitive, and a sort of one-way app. It has everything CG:
Decimation, sculpting, re-topology (Topogun anyone?), projected texturing (Bodypaint3d anyone?), semi automatic LSCM unwrapping.
Rigging, multi-level subdivision (Mudbox anyone?), occlusion, normals and albedo backing (xNormal anybody?), DDS support, and vertex painting (Meshlab anyone?). Very accessible.
They even have a camera tracker and video editor. When they add stuff like unlimited clay, better ZSphere-like thingies, and maybe better animation work-flow I'll completely switch over that. Right now I'm almost sold.
EDIT: Almost forgot the well maintained suite of third party plug-ins, made in Python, with which you can access almost every file format.
