Models

Cadillac · Post by **Cadillac** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:45 pm

Say I ... I have this ... "friend" who's a total noob, like ... at making models and stuff. What programs would I ... errr he /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" /> need to start modelling and would you recommend any particular tutorials?

barricuda · Post by **barricuda** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:51 pm

start here

http://www.wings3d.com/

this is what i learned in....one 3d window easy controls and plenty of tuts...and its free

Learning Wings

* User Manual 1.6.1 (PDF) Manual
* PuzzledPaul's Wings 3D tutorials, notes and general information pauls links

* Tutorial Central at the Official Development Forum

* Tutorial: Filling a hole
* Tutorial: Making a dog house (animated GIF)
* Tutorial: Modeling a cactus
* Tutorial: Hair

after u get the hang of that try milkshape..

http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/

has all the needs of intermediate modeling and only cost 25$ (as oppose to the 500$ and up programs)

Cadillac · Post by **Cadillac** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:27 pm

i have been recommended 3ds studio max 8 by outside sources

what say ye?

apparently its the best around

finnbryant · Post by **finnbryant** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:00 pm

its very good.
its very expensive.

my wallet prefers blender.
more difficult to learn (too many shortcuts), but its completely free.

ive heard that sketchup is good for complete beginners, its useless once you start to improve but its very good for messing about at the beginning, also free.
you cant export with the free version though, and ive heard it locks up with too many vertices.

apparently 3ds studio max is hard for newcomers too, id try out a few free ones to begin with if i were you.

barricuda · Post by **barricuda** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:22 pm

i have 3ds....a *good* friend helped me to it....but inless u have a *good* friend, expect to pay 800$ to 1500$. faaaar to heavy for my purse. and a bitch to learn..ive found its perhaps best to keep it simple. texture mapping ( skins) makes a model. let me give u an example...

my gas Htt

not my best texture job but u get the idea...so learn texturing, models are sweet but without a good skin...there not so good

Cadillac · Post by **Cadillac** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:24 pm

Yeah ... we'll need to sort out the skinning.

And yeah I have contacts. I can get 3ds.

Hockfire · Post by **Hockfire** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:28 am

Ech. I use the very RAW milkshape.

cuculet · Post by **cuculet** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:26 am

Im back. Do you think you can model something i am drawing? Lets say i make a drawing of a ship, can you make model? If so , im back on drawing for alleg planetside. I drew a scout but dunno where it is. That thread was lost i guess.

Thanks to Cadi's post on general i found about this thread. I thaught this was lost. Nice to be back on track.

barricuda · Post by **barricuda** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:47 pm

ill do my best..

Cadillac · Post by **Cadillac** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:37 pm

We only need Giga and IC models first. There will be plenty of time. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

And I intend to help at some point