is there any free modling software?

[AquaticPenguin]

I would suggest blender as it is free, and has a large user base and a reasonably large amount of documentation.

blender.org - Home
BlenderArtists

Although you may be better off with a pure modeling software thing as blender can be very confusing - especially if you're just interested in creating models for the moment.

[MAINERROR]

x2 Blender! Free and powerfull.

[dyson20]

i have pro desktop which im pritty familiar with because i use it in graphics in school but i have never tried modding properly is that a good program to use

[jbgeezer]

Blender is best! It is free and very powerful.

[Psyko]

im gonna try this software out. it might be interesting.

[Psyko]

tried out that Gmax program. cant figure out how to select the vertexes and stretch and move them manually. i also cant figure out how to slice lumps off the objects i create.

[SqnLdr]

Another Blender user here, well, not very good at it. Easy enough to learn how to do something like this in a day:
(Supreme Commander)

[Rhino]

that's pretty good for a RTS model, how many polys?

[SqnLdr]

that's pretty good for a RTS model, how many polys?

Cheers man. Only 105, so it's pretty basic - about a third as many as similar SupCom models. The Paveways it drops are 98 which makes me laugh. I'm pretty chuffed with it as my first foray into the world of modelling.

[Rhino]

hehe, 98 polys for a bomb is pretty large for a RTS

I should probaly give a go at making some supcom models thou no one really downloads the mods thou can't blaim most people when 95% of mods are simply very small minimods that change like 1 thing and its basically just a cloned supcom model with different settings like it has super shields, huge cannon and super fast and really cheap and 1 could wipe out the enemy base on its own, then all users playing MP must have the mod installed before they join and can't really tell if the host is running any mods before they join

[AquaticPenguin]

The latest version of python (2.6 I believe) is avaliable on the python website Python Programming Language -- Official Website
I suggests you read a couple of tutorials before you jump right in.
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
That is a link to a big introduction to blender, the interface will seem daunting at first but once you get used to it you learn to love it.

[Rhino]

I dunno how blender will work with exporting to .obj (if it even can thou I would expect it to) then how well max can import that .obj but I would advise you if you want to model etc for BF2 or games in general to learn on GMax as its just a dumbed down version of 3DsMax, thou if blender can export well etc and is easier to use, might be worth learning on it but I dunno what the shift would be like from it to 3DsMax if you ever wanted to make that shift.

[Rhino]

not much, chilling, fixing the odd bug

gotta be up for 2am tomoz for a radio show thing so I'm getting myself ready today

[McBumLuv]

BTW Rhino, what are you doing up at 3 AM?

what else could he be doing? Dark room... Internet connection... Ûber large E-peen...

[Rhino]

god damn it stop spying on me!

[bloodthirsty_viking]

We spy because we love.

ill fininsh it=P

to know how much longer the wait is for .85

i dident find an exporter in blender, im gona try and dl gmax on other computer