Two questions about Anim8or, Blender, 3D Canvas (free version)
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Hi....I notice that these three softwares are free. Now I want to start learning one of them. I have two questions about them: 1. Which one is the easier software for beginner? 2. Which one is the most powerful? Thanks...! |
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1. Which one is the easier software for beginner? I really believe this is a personal preference. I find my choice of 3d package ( which will remain nameless ) to be very easy to use, while others complain that it's incredibly difficult to get to grips with. Having said that, I think it's universally accepted that Blender is not easy to get to grips with. I would try them all, if I were you. I'd probably try 3d Canvas first, and Blender third, but I really would try them all. As for power, there's really not a lot in it. Blender has a lot of power that you won't ever use for realtime work. Heck I have a very(!) expensive 3d package and I still find myself doing the kind of vertex manipulation I could be doing in any old 3d package. It's really about how comfortable you are with the interface. |
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Sybixus is right it's not that hard but if you are looking at those pacakges I would choose 3d canvas over blender. blender without proper books or tutorials is kind of difficult. |
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ive tried all three, in my oppinion Anim8or is by far the easiest, Blender's ui is very difficult and 3d Canvas... i just dont like the way it works, it also keeps crashing on me and messed up my computer. proberably Blender is the most powerfull but i could never get the efficiency with blender to do much with it :) i would go with anim8or if i were you, i did |
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I have never modelled before, and among several free tools that I have downloaded, I found that Amapi, who claims to be the most "intuitive" tool to modell, is very easy to use for a total beginner like me. The vision is no 3 axis-windows-vision, but one window only, the object to modell is on a table, and one can turn around the table during the modelling. I found it very near the natural clay modelling process. Perhaps I will use something else later, but right now, as a beginner, I found Amapi to be the most intuitive to learn modelling. (The version 5 is free now) |
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where can i get version 5, i can only find 7 |
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I'm not sure what country you're in, SSS. Psycoach managed to find it on a 3d Special Magazine ( see his thread about Amapi directly below this thread for that. ) In the UK, I've seen a few magazines with it on the cover. There's probably one on the shelf now. If not, I'm sure you can chase up a back issue. AFAIK it's not downloadable. |
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Does Anim8or has exporting capabilities? How? To which formats? [EDIT:]I have found it by myself: Object->Export. You can export to 3DS format. |
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@SSS : Did you find it in a magazine ? Did you get my e-mail ? |
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Hi....all, Thank you very much...!!! |