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April 6th, 2001, 06:11 AM
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Re: Lookin for a 3d program
A 3D renderer that is point, click, voila!... I'm sorry to break this too you, but 3D rendering is fairly complex. There is no simple way to do it (unless you're fairly experienced, then some models are seen as child's-play).
Might want to try Blender, some people like it better than the Povray/Moray/Spatch combo.
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April 6th, 2001, 07:57 AM
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Re: Lookin for a 3d program
I seem to recall seening a book called, and I mean no offense, PovRay For Dummies..
Check out www.download.com and do a search for 3d graphics tools. Perhaps you might get lucky. Best of luck to you.
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April 6th, 2001, 11:12 AM
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Re: Lookin for a 3d program
Don't worry. Once you play around with Moray, you'll get the hang of things. Start with simple shapes first, like combining cubes and cylinders, and then work your way to bezier patches and crap like that.
Good Luck!
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April 6th, 2001, 07:00 PM
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Re: Lookin for a 3d program
Blender is free too, which is a big help. It is fairly complicated to learn. The interface wasn't designed to be intuitive. It was designed for efficient work, so the good news is that once you really learn to use it, you will fly. If you do want blender, I recommend you shell out the 50 euros (whatever the hell that comes out to be) and get the manual. I thought, that my prior experience w/ 3D Studio Max would make it easy to just "pick up." Not the case. I spent a whole night staring at the screen, uselessly clicking whatever in an attempt to render a sphere. Ugly. Get the book, it is worth the money.
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April 7th, 2001, 04:43 AM
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Re: Lookin for a 3d program
Id say that moray and povray are the best things for limited budgets. (Mine is so I can't get any others)
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