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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Blitzerland on March 27, 2005, 03:31:32 pm

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Blitzerland on March 27, 2005, 03:31:32 pm

Alright. Truespace 3.2...meh. Too hard to use, unintuitive, and annoying.

Do I, that is, we, have any other (free) option? Perhaps an older version of MAX? I managed to download Max 7 (hopefully legal), but it doesn't work with Windows 98 SE.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: karajorma on March 27, 2005, 03:38:00 pm

GMax, Wings3D.

Links in my FAQ.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Grug on March 27, 2005, 03:44:47 pm

Don't forget blender.
Not much better intuitive interface than truespace, but its a pretty powerfull tool if you get to know it intimately.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: pyro-manic on March 27, 2005, 03:47:01 pm

GMax is great. The conversion process from GMax to an in-game model is a rather sharp and unpleasant pain in the arse, however..

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Kazan on March 27, 2005, 04:13:48 pm

if you use blender and have a compilation problem know that i DO NOT support blender... period

pcs2 will be easier to add additional file types too

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Jake101 on March 27, 2005, 07:16:32 pm

3D Studio Max is simply A-1 Supar. :cool:   When I first tried to use Blender years ago I opened it up and stared at all the buttons for about 2 hours and then closed it.  Oh!  But I had managed to make a box...

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Blitzerland on March 28, 2005, 12:54:38 pm

Is there anywhere I can download an older version of 3D Studio Max? I doubt most of you actually shelled out $500...

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: aldo_14 on March 28, 2005, 12:57:18 pm

.... if we were to partake of such dodgy dealings, we would certainly not be willing to divulge the information on a public forum, lest we violate the rules and incur the moderators wrath.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Blitzerland on March 28, 2005, 01:00:06 pm

What?! No! I meant like, how Truespace 3.2 was LEGALLY free.

I don't do warez, or that kind of crap.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Roanoke on March 28, 2005, 01:41:07 pm

The only legal free version of Max is GMAX. Softimage have some XSi (think HL2) based free proggys too.

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: pyro-manic on March 29, 2005, 12:42:47 pm

You can get a Student License for 3DS Max for about £80. You have to be at university though....

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: aldo_14 on March 29, 2005, 01:00:19 pm

:sigh:

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Roanoke on March 29, 2005, 01:19:32 pm

:sigh: :sigh:

Title: Other modeling programs?
Post by: Luigi30 on March 29, 2005, 01:53:40 pm

There's a 30-day trial of Max7 on discreet.com. I made everything on my website (www.luigi30.com/render.html) using it.