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3D modelling programs

3D modelling programs

Ryxian	15 Oct, 2009 - 07:54 AM Post #1
New D.I.C Head Joined: 13 Sep, 2009 Posts: 24 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	So, I have a small question about different 3D modelling programs. I have personally tried GMax and Blender a long time ago and I was thinking about getting into it again. But I don't really know which one to try, I saw a lot of different ones on the stickied thread about resources. So, anyone know any pros/cons about the programs? Thanks!
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Tom9729	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 15 Oct, 2009 - 10:40 AM Post #2
Debian ninja Joined: 30 Dec, 2007 Posts: 2,145 Thanked: 53 times Dream Kudos: 425 My Contributions	Blender is free, has a lot of features, and is pretty widely used. It's pretty tough to learn but I doubt the other "big" ones are much better. Get a book or watch some tutorials on youtube.
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Ryxian	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 15 Oct, 2009 - 04:48 PM Post #3
New D.I.C Head Joined: 13 Sep, 2009 Posts: 24 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	Another thing. I'm going to move on from 2D to 3D in Direct3D, so I want to be able to use my models. I'm guessing .X format meshes is the best way to do this, so the 3D program must be able to export .X format. I tried Gmax (which I used a long time ago aswell) but it doesn't seam to be able to export .X format. Any free programs that DOES export .X files or any workaround for Gmax to export .X files? Thanks again!
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SixOfEleven	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 15 Oct, 2009 - 05:50 PM Post #4
lives.ToCode(); Joined: 18 Oct, 2008 Posts: 3,066 Thanked: 171 times Dream Kudos: 775 Expert In: C, C#, XNA, Game Programming, Programming Concepts My Contributions	I believe Blender does .X format. You can also look at Caligari Truspace, another free 3D modeling package. There are links to many in the Game Programming Resources thread at the top of the forum.
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Tom9729	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 15 Oct, 2009 - 07:59 PM Post #5
Debian ninja Joined: 30 Dec, 2007 Posts: 2,145 Thanked: 53 times Dream Kudos: 425 My Contributions	This tutorial covers making a model in Blender and exporting it to the DirectX (.X) format.
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Ryxian	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 15 Oct, 2009 - 11:06 PM Post #6
New D.I.C Head Joined: 13 Sep, 2009 Posts: 24 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	Sweet, I will try Blender and that tutorial! Thank you both. (:
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stayscrisp	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 16 Oct, 2009 - 02:20 AM Post #7
Mouth->Insert(Foot); Joined: 14 Feb, 2008 Posts: 1,404 Thanked: 53 times Dream Kudos: 300 My Contributions	Maya is a great program, you can get the "personal learning edition" here Admittedly it won't do for commercial products or anything but it is a great tool anyway.
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panpan123	RE: 3D Modelling Programs 22 Oct, 2009 - 07:46 PM Post #8
New D.I.C Head Joined: 22 Oct, 2009 Posts: 8 My Contributions	hello there is a question about ,how to load a 3d model from yourself define format .i have the file information and .h file and so on. i hope you can help me thanks.
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