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FPSC Classic Models and Media / Best Program for Model Creating/Editing?

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conmon
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 03:29
This has obviously been asked a lot, but the Forum search thing is giving me a bad time (I can't seem to think of a general term for a good program for modeling). Anyways, any suggestions?

I've tried Blender but it kinda confused me. Maybe I need to just get over it.

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Gamer X
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 03:58 Edited at: 16th Apr 2009 04:02
Here is a list:

blender
trueSpace
Milkshap
3D gamestudio
and more here...


conmon
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 04:35
Ooh, thanks!

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the italian
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 09:55 Edited at: 16th Apr 2009 09:58
For me The free and Best is
Wings 3d very simple to use
Only one great Problem : from now it cannot give animation
so now I make my entity by Wings3d and by milkshape give it the animation,but if you no need animation W3d is the best

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Mr Game
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 15:04 Edited at: 16th Apr 2009 15:04
Wings is cool, sketchup very easy
Milkshape and fragmotion not free but powerful
3d studio beyond competition (perfect but expensive)
KeithC
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 16:18
Here's a list I put together awhile back:

3D Programs

...and one for 2D art:

2D Programs

Neither list is extensive, but may give you some options/ideas.

-Keith

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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 21:56
yeh dont go with sketchup, there are NUMEROUS problems there. Go wings 3d!

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Posted: 17th Apr 2009 09:02
Blender www.blender.org is very easy to use once you get used to it, and in my opinion the best modeling software out of the list posted by Gamer X. I own 3D Game Studio, but it's really the engine that you pay for. The model editor and world editor (level editor) that comes with it is very limited. Milkshape (to my knowledge) has NO hotkeys...meaning it takes a long time to switch from the select tool, to the scale tool, and etc.

Blender's hotkeys allows you to press S for scale, G for grab, and etc. It's what I use to make levels in Game Studio, and every other model in my games. I use it to make the models for FPSC as well. You can texture map, animate, everything you need to do. The only issue Blender has is with exporting .X files. So what I do wehn I'm making an FPSC model, is export my models from Blender into Milkshape as an OBJ file when I'm done with them, and then in Milkshape export them as a .X file.

You should spend some more time with Blender. Here's a link to Blender's hotkeys, and several tutorials to help you. And if you want to see the quality models Blender can make, just google Blender

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro

Hotkeys:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro/Edit_Mode_HotKeys_Review

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conmon
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Posted: 30th May 2009 06:16
Thanks. I'll have to check those out.

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