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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: eagleclaw on November 19, 2004, 12:35:49 pm

Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: eagleclaw on November 19, 2004, 12:35:49 pm
I want to do some spaceship modeling ans etc. If you guys could help. It would be a great deal of help. Thanks:)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: ChronoReverse on November 19, 2004, 12:38:02 pm
Notepad.  Real 3D modellers type in the individual vertices.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 12:41:30 pm
3D Studio MAX 6 - If you're not bothered about infringing international copyrights and breaking anti-piracy laws.
Lightwave - See MAX
Blender - If you're poor and/or desperate
Title: 3d drawing
Post by: eagleclaw on November 19, 2004, 12:47:40 pm
What do you guys think about AutoCad and Lightwave 7.0? And thank you for the help.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Sandwich on November 19, 2004, 12:48:13 pm
If it's modelling you want, and don't care about texturing or high-end rendering that much, grab a copy of Rhino3D (http://www.rhino3d.com/). Nothing beats it for pure modeling.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Flipside on November 19, 2004, 01:29:41 pm
Hang on, aren't you the same guy that posted the 'FS3' thread?

You have a strange habit of picking topics that people will disagree on :p

Edit : Come to think of it, you ask our opinion on anything we will probably disagree about it ;)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: JR2000Z on November 19, 2004, 01:31:55 pm
Most people seem to use 3dMax.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: aldo_14 on November 19, 2004, 01:34:30 pm
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Originally posted by Flipside
Hang on, aren't you the same guy that posted the 'FS3' thread?

You have a strange habit of picking topics that people will disagree on :p

Edit : Come to think of it, you ask our opinion on anything we will probably disagree about it ;)


next topic: "US election thread; is religion to blame for the war on Iraq?"

:D
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Lynx on November 19, 2004, 02:01:35 pm
3dmax tends to scare modelling newbies into making models again. It's the most obstrusive program I have ever seen.

You should probably go for Rhino3d or Truespace(any version higher than 5.0, everthing below that sucks the sweat off a dead mans balls)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 02:03:23 pm
MAX is a piece of piss once you've figured out how to customize the interface (IE - add all the buttons you need to the toolbars) and memorized the Edit Mesh and Extrude Face button icons.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Flipside on November 19, 2004, 02:15:11 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14


next topic: "US election thread; is religion to blame for the war on Iraq?"

:D


LOL You'd have to put a poll at the top for people to guess how many posts till lockage sets in ;)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 02:17:38 pm
I think "Blonde or Brunette" would be a bigger flame fest.

At least until some sicko posted a redhead and everyone ganged up on him.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: TrashMan on November 19, 2004, 02:35:57 pm
Truespace (very easy..especially if you're making ships and similar stuff)
OR
3DMax (excellent for animate objects like people and animals. great rendering and animation abilities)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Flipside on November 19, 2004, 02:43:09 pm
Green!
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Rictor on November 19, 2004, 03:26:22 pm
Purple!
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 03:27:11 pm
Pink Drazi, you neo-conservative biggots!

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/pinkdrazi.jpg)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Rictor on November 19, 2004, 03:39:37 pm
Thats really more of a mauve.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 03:41:39 pm
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/pinkdrazi2.jpg)
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: an0n on November 19, 2004, 03:56:46 pm
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/pinkdrazi3.jpg)

Pink enough for ya!?!?!?!
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Rictor on November 19, 2004, 04:19:34 pm
Girlfriend, thats marvelous!
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Liberator on November 19, 2004, 04:20:26 pm
I knew I seen those aliens from the season premier of Enterprise before!
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Nuke on November 19, 2004, 05:05:04 pm
your moddeling skills are useless if ya cant use photoshop :D
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Clave on November 19, 2004, 05:14:46 pm
True enough - Photoshop for textures, Lightwave for modelling.  

But 3DS Max is probably compatable with more external programs...

CGChat is a good place to hang out when you start trying to do this stuff:

http://www.cgchat.com/forum/index.php
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Gortef on November 20, 2004, 08:17:46 am
Again, I must throw in a completely different suggestion compared to other people here :D

Cinema4D, pretty simple to use but still very powerfull.

http://www.maxon.net
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: TopAce on November 21, 2004, 08:14:11 am
No one likes TrueSpace?
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: Lynx on November 21, 2004, 08:16:08 am
I like it as long as I don't use it.:p
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: TopAce on November 21, 2004, 08:17:21 am
:yes:
Congratulations.
Title: What 3d drawing program is the best?
Post by: karajorma on November 21, 2004, 10:32:15 am
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Originally posted by TopAce
No one likes TrueSpace?


I had less problems learning how to use it than I'm having with Max for certain.