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Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 05:25
by Darman1138
I'm looking to get into modeling and try helping out with PR but would rather not buy 3DS Max and I'm not a student anymore so the Autodesk thing is out. What are my options?
Re: Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 05:32
by IINoddyII
Darman1138 wrote:I'm looking to get into modeling and try helping out with PR but would rather not buy 3DS Max and I'm not a student anymore so the Autodesk thing is out. What are my legal options?
In before anybody suggests something that might earn them an infraction

Re: Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 08:03
by zombie-yellow
You can go with Blender ! It's free, and you can export your .blend models to .whateveryouwant lol it's a really neat program and I'm doing quite good stuff with it

Some might says that it lacks some features but, if you're not into highly professional things, it's doing its job fine !
Download:
blender.org - Get Blender
Community Websites:
blender.org - User Community
And you can find a lot of stuff on Youtube !
If you want you can check what I've done with it here:
Glass image - zombie-yellow - Mod DB
Half of this come from tutorials on Youtube ^^ It's just to give you an idea of what you could make in a couple of days if you have some time to put into it
Hope that helps !
Re: Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 08:51
by Darman1138
Blender was the first program I tried using but the tutorial I had was for an older version so I couldn't get stuff to work (buttons not where they were supposed to be). That was like 2 years ago though so I'll give it another shot.

Re: Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 08:53
by zombie-yellow
If you need help, you can always send me a PM and I'll help you as best as I can

Re: Is 3DS Max the only 3D editing program we can use or are there others?
Posted: 2013-03-05 12:43
by Tim270
Gmax - Free Download
Gmax is the free version of 3ds max with some features cut out. Been 5-6 years since I saw or touched the thing though.