On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Martin Baehr wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 08:55:17PM +1300, Vik Olliver wrote: > > Try kpovmodeller. Actually, I'm about to start an article on 3D modeling > > programs for Linux so any feedback is welcomed.
Vik, you will certainly have to try Blender - if you have not already done so. I have used it at work for some small stuff, and it is great! > oh, i have been looking for practical not to complicated 3d editors. > i looked at blender, and could not figure out how to use it > (i admit i didn't try to find a tutorial) and i don't want to create > complex animations either. Yes, Martin, it is the CAD-like concept of Blender - it offers quite a lot, but it is very rewarding to learn how to operate it. You either get hold of a copy of the original Blender manual from the company, or you read the (German) "Blender-Buch" by Carsten Wartmann, which is also an excellent book. There are also many tutorials for special use cases available from the Blender ftp server. ... > it would also be nice to be able to exchange formats with windows 3d > programs, because a windows-using friend of mine wants to learn > 3d-editing together with me, so we need to be able to exhange our files > both ways. Is Blender not available for Windows? Not quite sure, but it supports DXF files. However, with DXF import/export you always have to check how well it works with different applications... But I thought the Blender folks wanted to make it available for as many platforms as possible to get a proper share of the game engine market. Anyway, once you get going with Blender, it is really fun to exploit all the neat things like inverse kinematics for making things walk, particle models for emitting puffs of smoke, or for growing fur, or simple key frame animations, if you like with cartoon-style rendering... Blender is a professional 3D modeling and rendering software, the emphasis is on fast rendering of animations, not so much on highest quality rendering of single images. Cheers, Helmut. +----------------+ | Helmut Walle | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | 03 - 388 39 54 | +----------------+
