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Pyro



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28th November, 2005 at 14:33:44 -

Does anybody know what like the best program out there is for 3d modeling and 3d animation? I really wanna try to learn how to do it, but I have no idea what to start with.

thanks for any help.

 
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28th November, 2005 at 14:54:39 -

Well 3ds max is good but it cost's monny but there GMAX and it's free and Really good 3ds max is better then GMAX made by same Company

 

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28th November, 2005 at 15:11:17 -

I've been taking this class on Rhino...I hate it. Don't go with Rhino.

For starters, go with Blender...it's easy, and it's fun to use, and if you do it right, you can make some awesome stuff.

 
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28th November, 2005 at 15:33:06 -

I wouldn't so much call it 'easy', but it's the best totally free 3D-modeller there is out there.

 
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28th November, 2005 at 21:10:18 -

If I made a 3D animator, do you think anyone would use it?

 
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28th November, 2005 at 22:59:08 -

3DS Max & Maya are the 2 bests out there at this point, personally, I'd try one of them out (I perfer 3DS Max). 6, 7, & 8 are all basicly the same, so if you can find all 3 of them, you can nail yourself 90 free days to decide if its worth your money. I use 3DS Max, so far I love it. If your on a very tight budget how ever, a really nice & very small program with system requirements that work on a Windows95 with no videocard, check out Anim8or. Its pretty impressive for what looks like an Indie project.

 
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29th November, 2005 at 09:10:27 -

Okay thanks, does 3d max come with like good tutorials and junk or do you think a new guy would be just lost if he tried it?

 
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29th November, 2005 at 21:47:32 -

How does modeling in 3DS work? I was hoping of a structure somewhat simple.

Ex: for a cube

points
{
<1,1,1>
<-1,1,1>
<-1,1,-1>
<1,1,-1>
<1,-1,1>
<-1,-1,1>
<-1,-1,-1>
<1,-1,-1>
}
faces
{
<1,2,3,4>
<5,6,7,8>
<1,2,6,5>
<1,4,8,5>
<3,4,8,7>
<2,3,7,6>
}

The first block, "points", contains the location of each point.
The second block, "faces", contains sizable lists of point indecies for the corners of the polygon.
Or instead of faces you could do facets and use 3 points each.

Or if you had a few brain cells you could use the visual editor.

 
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1st December, 2005 at 09:50:44 -

okay, hopefully Ive got some brain cells. Last question I think.. How long did it take you to learn how to use it? Cause Im probably not a fast learner.

 
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1st December, 2005 at 17:37:21 -

If you're talking about 3ds max, it usually comes with a load of tutorials which will guide you through the tools. And about learning to use it... there are so many features in 3ds max that you likely won't use most of them, however follow the tutorials for the specific things you want to do and go from there.

 
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1st December, 2005 at 18:16:22 -

I just use Serif's ( www.serif.com ) Impact Plus. It's really a 3D animator, but it has a simple, incredibally easy to use modeler and it has great support for particles, lighting, materials, ect.... Oh, and it comes with a ton of built in models, I made my non-christmas avatar with it, here it is:
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You can see a bigger version at www.keatontech.com/SKTL.gif (about 4.8 mb, not for Dial-uppers)

NOTE: The colors are only messed up 'cause it's a GIF and I did somethin' wrong in the center of the K's

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17th December, 2005 at 09:39:11 -

I also sometimes use CyberMotion 3D Designer ( http://www.3d-designer.com/ ). It makes it really easy to create landscapes and sky's and text and such. Some of the thing's I've made with it look photorealistic.

 
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17th December, 2005 at 10:47:20 -

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17th December, 2005 at 14:32:45 -

3MBPS Cable Modem, YEAH!

 
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17th December, 2005 at 15:38:01 -

I use anim8or, its not very good but its free and easy to use.

 
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