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[Milk]

Has anyone tried the program Lightwave? It's really good. I don't have it, but I know someone who creates amazing things with it.

[Milk]

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Gosh, I just opened it up the other day to see what I could do and what it was like..It's like a maze full of confusing. @_@ literally. I couldn't even figure out how to make a shape. >_> I tried looking at the tutorial they had on their website...but I got too lazy to even read it...I think I might just go and get lightwave or 3ds max or something...they seem much simpler to understand. and with 3ds max, I can actually make shapes. >_>

Or with this, do you have to go step by step and make eace polygon?? cause..that would be good for those advanced users who have already had experience in that field..oh well.

[splehati]

Blender is the BEST FREE program to do 3D graphics...It allow import for various types....I must admit that I'm BlenderADICT It's was hard to learn when it was in early development...Now it is easy to learn...
On webpage www.blender3d.com you can find useful tutorials...and even video tutorials that you can download ...

it has support for splines, nurbs, like Rhino3D, UV editor, it has various plugins for many things in python...
Makehuman is one of projects that are made in python for Blender..
Try to google a little....if u have a question ask me....
I know a lot about blender...

When i get here free web space, i will host my blender projects and pages....
I work in Blender about 1,5 year...and it's absolutely best for me..not just because it's free, because evry 1 month they realese a new version with many improvments, and Blender is becoming a serious program that in soon will be equal to 3DStudio Max and even maybe better...
Interface is very simillar to Lightwave..

[omikronstudios]

Ok then...time to go download 'Blender'.

To the guy/girl who started this...thanks. I really haven't gotten into 3D graphics...ever...and I think that this is a good chance to start. As such...I hope that the user interface is, well, user friendly. Otherwise...I'm gone.

But if it is... *pumps fist into the air triumphantly* Woohoo!

[iGuest]

Blender Is Not FreeWare its free software with no spyware
Blender 3d

Its Free Software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Blender is Open Source software and anyone may download the source code to the program however it is still governed by the terms of the GNU General Public License. Blender is free software it wasnt always but it is now the community raised money to free the sources and the original creator continued it as a community project, it is free and will never be charged for and will never become proprietary again the GNU GPL forbids that from happening :)

-reply by John Byrne

[hippiman]

Completely made with open source software, and almost completely Blender:

Project page of Elephants Dream.
I think they have a link to the video on there.

Or, you can watch it online on youtube:
Youtube version

And someone is working on a new one, I think it's called Peach.

[galexcd]

FeedBacker, on Mar 26 2008, 04:19 PM, said:

Blender Is Not FreeWare its free software with no spyware

Blender 3d
Its Free Software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Blender is Open Source software and anyone may download the source code to the program however it is still governed by the terms of the GNU General Public License. Blender is free software it wasnt always but it is now the community raised money to free the sources and the original creator continued it as a community project, it is free and will never be charged for and will never become proprietary again the GNU GPL forbids that from happening

-reply by John Byrne

Actually it is freeware. You obviously have no idea what freeware means because you just gave us the definition of freeware. Just because it has the word "ware" in it doesn't automatically mean spyware...

[iGuest]

Yes!blender is pretty lengthy and hard to learn for a beginner .I tried learning it day and night for about 2 weeks but ultimately gave up.
The main reason was the lack of a proper tutorial ,every tutorial that I downloaded made the user 'spoonfeed' ...No one explained why and what effects would happen if other option was clicked and nothing in detail was explained ...They only said press this ,set the value till this..And the task is done.
But what actually we have learn fromm it..???
The tutorial must provide a depth knowledge about the CONCEPT of the options rather than the effects out of the option.

-reply by Rahul vaish

[onscreen]

Old topic but with to quote.

You can explain a concept in a practical finishing as the result may goes random. Tutorial is may be spoonfeed yes, but it is up to you to break it up and analyze its outcome and reasons behind those. Blender isnt hard. The interface is nonlinear. If those who is interested in learning blender can read its documentation through its official site.

[iGuest]

I had this for 3-4 months ive made alot of cars it free and once you learn it its great no pun intended lol

but yeah here a site with lessons on it www.Nystic.Com  it a good website I have a youtube an nystic accout ps myspace tooo so if ya need help nystic/you tube = sk83rjosh