| Author |
Modeling |
Drafell
Grand Admiral
Mythica
Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 2449
From: United Kingdom
|  Posted: 2007-01-15 19:07
There are many different 3D modeling programs, many of which carry a hefty price tag with them. Unfortunately DarkSpace models have to be created and textured in one of those programs, currently 3D Studio Max 4 or 5.
If all you are interested in is creating models for fun, or learning about 3D modeling, there are some great pieces of software available out there.
My personal recommendation would be Blender 3D, which is an open source application and capable of giving professional level results.
Blender 3D is not the easiest program to learn to use, as it has very few commands in common with normal windows based applications, but when you do get over the initial learning curve you will find it is a very quick, responsive, and powerful modeling tool.
Links:
Download Blender: http://www.blender.org/cms/Blender.31.0.html
Comprehensive and easy to follow tutorial: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
[ This Message was edited by: Drafell on 2007-01-15 22:55 ]
_________________
It's gone now, no longer here...Yet still I see, and still I fear.rnrn
rnrn
DarkSpace Developer - Retired
|
Light-of-Aurora
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 01, 2003
Posts: 602
From: NJ, USA
| Posted: 2007-01-15 19:24
Hooraay Blender!
I think I can say Blender is the most popular freeware Open-Source modeling program, based simply on the fact that I havn't found anything else similar/free that had so much support.
IMHO, of course... 
In the unlikely case that the Wikibook doesn't cover what you need there's a fortune of tutorials to be found just looking it up on Google; odds are you're problem will be solved within the first 2 pages.
<3 Blender
_________________
|
Lacrosseian
Fleet Admiral
Raven Warriors
Joined: October 01, 2004
Posts: 1254
| Posted: 2007-01-15 19:40
What is your thoughts about PovRay?
_________________
|
Misery
Cadet
Joined: January 12, 2007
Posts: 11
| Posted: 2007-01-15 22:18
Quote:
|
On 2007-01-15 19:07, Drafell wrote:
There are many different 3D modeling programs, many of which carry a hefty price tag with them. Unfortunately DarkSpace models have to be created and textured in one of those programs, currently 3D Studio Max 4 or 5.
|
|
Yeaah, I just looked up 3D Studio Max, 3500 dollars.. No way it can be worth that much.
_________________
I'm on the ground with 110 men,
beating the life from me.
I shake off most of them,
to reveal my shattered bones.
|
Ship-Of-Fools
2nd Rear Admiral
Angry Mob
Joined: June 10, 2004
Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2007-01-15 22:54
Google sketchup
"FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!"
now draw and quarter me blender commie!
(the sad part is that I will upgrade to blender in about 20 years, but I ain't ready yet)
_________________
|
doda *EP5 no longer exception...*
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 11, 2005
Posts: 1012
From: happy land
| Posted: 2007-01-16 10:54
sketchit = fun for lazy noobs
blender= pain to learn
_________________
Please resize your Admin - signature
VCA since June 5th 06
|
Sanity Assassin (K'Luth propaganda)
Grand Admiral
Sanity Assassins
Joined: February 19, 2006
Posts: 919
From: Pittsburgh PA, USA
| Posted: 2007-01-31 10:53
or Form Z, Solid Works, Rhino, LightWaveExPro, or Pro Engineer (my fav).
_________________
|
Glimmer
Fleet Admiral
Joined: February 05, 2006
Posts: 54
From: Hertfordshire
| Posted: 2007-01-31 13:23
Blender = Cool cocktails...............drool
_________________
|
Peter Wiggin
Midshipman
Joined: November 10, 2005
Posts: 636
| Posted: 2007-01-31 13:33
I could use a nice blended espresso drink... and then a nice blended cocktail 
_________________
|
Light-of-Aurora
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 01, 2003
Posts: 602
From: NJ, USA
| Posted: 2007-01-31 14:27
That's a completely different kind of blender.
:/
_________________
|
ArturK
Cadet
Joined: December 31, 2008
Posts: 27
From: Ukraine
| Posted: 2009-01-08 10:14
Actually, there is a free tool that is capable of doing the same models in 3DS extension. That is GMAX, it is as cool as 3DS Max, just add the needed plugins to it. And for games it is the best, because - FREE:
Link is here
http://files.turbosquid.com/Products/L567271/XFM83W83US/gmax12.exe
_________________
The Lone Wolf
|
Dwarden
Admiral
CHIMERA
Joined: June 07, 2001
Posts: 1072
From: Czech Republic
| Posted: 2009-01-08 13:47
wasn't GMAX free version of MAX for public due to Autodesk deals with game developers/publishers ?
also Autodesk ceased GMAX long time ago ...
_________________
... Ideas? ... that's Ocean w/o borders !
|
Dryson Bennington
Lieutenant Commander
Joined: February 09, 2010
Posts: 10
| Posted: 2010-03-20 17:03
Or you can give the Sketch Up program a try it is very easy to use and has alot of different applications with it that allow you to do almost anything with it and the best part about the program is that it is free.
_________________
|
xplosiv
Fleet Admiral
Joined: October 10, 2007
Posts: 43
| Posted: 2010-03-20 18:41
Thank you so much for the links
_________________
|
Tael
2nd Rear Admiral
Palestar
Joined: July 03, 2002
Posts: 3697
From: San Francisco Bay Area
| Posted: 2010-03-20 23:34
Holy ancient thread resurrection batman...
Well since its back near the top, Models for Darkspace are now modeled in 3dsMax R9 and 3dsMax 2010.
The models are then exported to an FBX format for import into the game.
So any program that supports .FBX format can be used to create new models.
_________________
|
English
Deutsch
Nederlands
)
