I need some 3D modeling software ... any suggestions?

2007-04-26 10:13:29

#1

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7119|Washington DC

Hey guys, I'm looking for something that can model 3D objects (such as buildings, interiors, etc) of somewhat large complexity. It would need to provide decent detail, allow custom surfaces and lighting sources - perhaps taking advantage of DX# features - and allow a walk-through of the design.

Preferably share-ware, but I'm willing to pay for it so long as we aren't talking hundreds.

Any suggestions?

(The BF2 modeler is too buggy for me ... keeps crashing).

2007-04-26 10:17:12

#2

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6963|N. Ireland

3dsmax?

2007-04-26 10:20:47

#3

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7236|Cambridge (UK)

leetkyle wrote:
3dsmax?

OrangeHound wrote:
Preferably share-ware, but I'm willing to pay for it so long as we aren't talking hundreds.

Erm... so, you want a fully featured modeller that doesn't cost the earth... erm.... .... ... .. .

2007-04-26 10:24:38

#4

crimson_grunt: Shitty Disposition (apparently); +214|7124|Teesside, UK

I have no idea if it is any good but a friend of mine used to mention a freeware 3d modelling program called blender. check out the wiki entry and see if it's what your looking for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_%28software%29
http://www.blender.org/

Last edited by crimson_grunt (2007-04-26 10:26:50)

2007-04-26 10:29:39

#5

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7090|Mhz

Maya would probably be the best, it was about £6k last time I looked tho lol, I had a torrented version of it at some point but never used it its probabaly still available.

2007-04-26 10:30:28

#6

Ninja_Monkey: I TK For Blackhawks; +60|7035|UK

leetkyle wrote:
3dsmax?

2007-04-26 10:33:55

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6923|The Twilight Zone

http://www.rhino3d.com/ i am an industrial designer

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2007-04-26 10:41:12

#8

Madiz: is back; +26|7226

Cinema 4D

https://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/Madiz991/signa.jpg

2007-04-26 10:59:22

#9

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7119|Washington DC

crimson_grunt wrote:
I have no idea if it is any good but a friend of mine used to mention a freeware 3d modelling program called blender. check out the wiki entry and see if it's what your looking for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_%28software%29
http://www.blender.org/

Oh ... Blender ... I've got that about a year ago when I was thinking about doing some simple animation work (I didn't need it) ... in my mind, I have always thought of it as a small object modeler, but when I went to the site it seems to promote itself as being able to do larger scale items such as:

http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/gallery/images/

Oh how I love open source projects!!!!!!!

2007-04-26 11:33:30

#10

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7037|NYC / Hamburg

*cough* 3dsmax or maya & torrent *cough*

Any one have something for my cold?

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2007-04-26 11:34:10

#11

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,079|7242|PNW

modo / blender / rhino

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-04-26 11:35:20)

2007-04-26 11:35:28

#12

jord: Member; +2,382|7148|The North, beyond the wall.

Catia version 4.

2007-04-27 18:24:13

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6923|The Twilight Zone

found another program that you might find interesting
http://www.envisioneerexpress.com/

2007-04-27 20:53:13

#14

ReTox: Member; +100|6969|State of RETOXification

Maybe Maya Personal? Has some restrictions but it's a legal version of Maya (5 stars) for free.

Autodesk Maya Personal Edition

Here's a fully functional 30 day trial of my personal fav and it can even save your shit during the trial!

Lightwave 3D 9.0 $750 to buy and movie studio quality all the way.

Here are some Lightwave samples of what I mean by quality:

https://www.lostmarblessoftware.com/pics/house.jpg

https://www.lostmarblessoftware.com/pics/Interieur_final_small.jpg

2007-04-27 20:56:17

#15

Dsp-CS-: Claymore magnet; +98|7176|Alaska

Google Blender, its free

I think

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leetkyle wrote:

OrangeHound wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

crimson_grunt wrote:

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