3d models

[Icehawk]

hi ive downloaded about every 3d program installed all of them and they are so complex :((((((((( is there a EASY program that i can learn in 1 hr or so ??
graphics dont have 2 be high detail just very low detail :)

i just need a program to make a character so
so just modeling is ok what ever would be easieest helpppp :(

[slinkyart]

Did you try Swift 3D...that's pretty easy to learn.

[berkoWitZ]

yep Swift 3d is a good one to start but has a lot of limitations... its a basic program but if u master it u can make very very cool stuff

[DDD]

actually swift is not as easy as it used to be, I doubt he will learn in in a hour. I find Lightwave the easiest to learn of the big boys.....Everything is pretty self explanatory for the basics of modelling and the interface is friendly

[slinkyart]

Lightwave is a good one too...I just found that Swift was easy for me because I was already familiar with Maya and 3D Studio Max so Swift was a cakewalk compared to those.

[Icehawk]

ok ill try lightwave i tried swift 3d and dam its hard

[Icehawk]

where can i find lightwave??? i seen the link for it but it goes to a aritcle with no links.... ne 1 know the excat url

[lostinbeta]

Wow, good luck learning ANY 3d program in an hour... yikes. I mean... 3d is a complex subject altogether if you don't know any of the terminology and tools involved in such processes. Just learning those alone will surely take over an hour.

But anywho, I wish you luck anyway... and while we are throwing out programs... http://www.blender3d.com/ seems powerful, and it's free in the first place... you know... since I know most of these programs you are downloading probably aren't trials :sigh:

[Icehawk]

:o i downloaded silo and i already 1/3 done my low poly model :)
silo rulez

[iLikePie]

lost, i found blender to be a bit icky... yes it's free (i mean actually free :P) but with no 3d experience i got really frustrated with the tools, then started maya and got further quicker... although the tricky stuff in maya is darn hard.

[ar]

I actually think that 3ds is a LOT easier. It's just, well, was, easy for me to learn it and get used to it.






!GB! - PEACE -

[LostBear]

Silo can be learnt in an hour. i know this coz i did it. you can also export to swft 3d thru it.

Its also cheep as chips.

i made a silo UI u may download if u wish. its in stuff section

http://www.maxforever.co.uk/

[FlashSwimmer]

i think Swift 3d is the hardest one of all 3D programes. (for me)

[3dic]

Hi everyone this is my first ever post.

The easiest program for character creation is poser http://www.e-frontier.com/

ready made models with loads of posing positions.
good luck

[DDD]

Silo can be learnt in an hour. i know this coz i did it. you can also export to swft 3d thru it.



Depends on what you call learnt.

All 3d apps are primarily the same. Pull, Extend, and Sub-d verts and polys. Once you learn one you should be able to hit the ground running on anyother app. I recommend having a look at Modo as well. Especially if you liked Silo. www.luxology.com they have a new upgrade coming soon as well that is to include a renderer.