Author Topic: So Who uses what for Moddeling? (Read 4744 times)

headdie · **on:** November 30, 2009, 03:52:57 am

Personally I'm a newbie at modeling and am playing around with textures

edit: forgot to say I'm using blender

Galemp · **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:56:13 am

This needs to be multiple choice. I use Blender for the heavy-duty modeling, UV mapping, and cutscenes, but I use Max for simple exports like missiles and for interface animations.

Enioch · **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2009, 04:41:26 am

Started with max, got pretty good at it, then moved to blender because it's free, powerful, free, easy, free, chock-full of interesting scripts and, of course, free...

Still learning it, and I find its modeling workflow is slightly slower than Max's (I miss Max's easy modeling tools, like the combination of Bevel and Extrude in one tool, the 'Hinge from Edge', etc.), but its UV mapping tools are WAY faster.

I like it.

I'll leave now...

Rodo · **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2009, 06:48:12 am

I've tried with Truespace and Blender, still using Blender right now, it's easy to learn and free, what else can you ask for.

There's a new version of Blender out, it's on Alpha0 stage, but it's looking good so far for me.

Aardwolf · **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2009, 11:38:38 am

Wings3D.

FreeSpaceFreak · **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:01:58 pm

Blender. FTW. Although I've never tried anything else

Major A Payne · **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2009, 12:20:57 am

Seeing as I require specifically low poly modelling I exclusively use Milkshape 3d for my models. Mind you, I do use three other modelling tools as well, 3dmax studio for final conversion, Ultimate Unwrap for importing/exporting and texture checking and Deep Exploration only for importing/exporting.

brandx0 · **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2009, 05:00:09 am

I myself use 3dsmax 2009 for all my modeling and UVing, Vray for rendering and Photoshop CS4 for texturing

Colonol Dekker · **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2009, 05:00:46 am

Go Truespace!
Fly be free! . . . .

I model in Truespace 3, i'd use 2.1 but I lost my cd. I UV map with lithunwrap
i also use lithunwrap to export to 3ds so I can generate glowmaps and tweak geometry in max 9 32 bit.

I texture in flash and tweak in photoshop and PSP7

Thaeris · **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2009, 12:49:19 pm

AC3D for the win!

I've also used Blender to port .dae files to AC3D, but that's about it.

I've not heard of Gmax before, and I still need to try Silo...

stuart133 · **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:52:40 pm

Blender, although I am really new to this modelling thing.

dragonsniper · **Reply #11 on:** December 04, 2009, 07:59:06 am

I use Maya 08 complete... not on the list, and not all that friendly with Truespace.

Getting models from Maya into FreeSpace is a lot more than a simple chore.

Black Wolf · **Reply #12 on:** December 04, 2009, 08:46:43 am

Max, but GMax is a great starter proggy.

Mav · **Reply #13 on:** December 05, 2009, 04:15:32 pm

Quote from: Colonol Dekker on December 01, 2009, 05:00:46 am

Go Truespace!
Fly be free! . . . .

I model in Truespace 3, i'd use 2.1 but I lost my cd. I UV map with lithunwrap
i also use lithunwrap to export to 3ds so I can generate glowmaps and tweak geometry in max 9 32 bit.

I texture in flash and tweak in photoshop and PSP7

Hm... you DO know tS7 is free by now?

(advantages: add edges, polygon draw, an uv-editor, nearly working booleans [in model space, at least] , ...)

Anyway - I started in 2001 with Blender, got clipping issues (2 models) and messed up models (2 other) back then. Re-built the messed-up models in tS (v2 at that time was free, as far as I remember) and stuck with tS from then on (bought v4.3 and v6.6, currently using the free v7.6 - I just recently saw there's an 7.61 by now).

Nothing against Blender - either I did something completely wrong back the, or it was just some bugs that'll presumably have been solved by now, but by now I got used to tS's interface, so...

I also had GMax at some point, but somehow didn't find a way to convert to FS and thus didn't even really start with it...

Else then that I'm using UltimateUnwrap v2.xx for editing UV's - though the uv-editor in tS7 ain't THAT bad, either.
And for textures several different programs... I once wanted to try GIMP, but somehow I didn't find my way through it's interface...

Nuke · **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2009, 05:00:53 am

max+photoshop

pecenipicek · **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2009, 01:21:21 am

Cinema 4D r11.5, Photoshop

asyikarea51 · **Reply #16 on:** December 07, 2009, 07:02:07 am

qn: How practical are things like Zbrush and XSI in the world of FSO?

(no, i can't do 3D stuff.)

Colonol Dekker · **Reply #17 on:** December 07, 2009, 07:38:26 am

Mav I know 7's free

3 just feels right, I supplement it with lithwrap. I model all the major features and use max to 'polish it off' one day I may even release something.

Hades · **Reply #18 on:** December 07, 2009, 10:08:32 pm

I use Wings3D, though I am considering converting to Blender soon.

Thaeris · **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2009, 01:02:16 pm

How is Wings, by the way? I've heard of it, yet I've never been tempted to try it...

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