Free modeling program

Anyone of u know of one that is good and has lots of tutoirals. NOT XSI.

MilkShape 3D. Heres a link.

http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ms3d/download.html

Its the top download. Enjoy.

PS. XSI isn't that bad once you get the hang of it. :razz:

Will this work with um HL2?

Yep. I just don't know all the details. Reno is using it for some of his models.

http://www.snarkpit.com/forums.php?forum=4&topic=3792&6

Check it out.

Where can I get some tutorials for this thing?

Go to google and look for some. I've got to go to bed so good luck with the hunting.

Blender 3D is a wonderful open source modeling program. Here's the link.

http://www.blender3d.com/

Blender is great for blender based stuff, but you'd have great difficulty exporting to a format that would work for hl IMO. Still worth learning to use though :smile:

As far as I know:

• Gmax also is ?nd very user-friendly, I used to toy around with

it, great tutorials too. Exporting to HL2-compatible models is no
problemo.

• Blender is quality stuff, but hard to export to HL2.

• Milkshape 3D is kind of basic, I never really got into it.

milkshape is only free for 30 days, then it loses its ability to save anything. and as with most modelling progs, it's gonna take you more than 30 days to learn to use it.

one of its best features is the range of model formats that it can import/export, making it ideal for converting models from one game to another. i think it even beats the big guns on that one.

and now that it supports valves vtf texture format, i dont have any reason to learn another editor.

not free, but at less than ?15, it's not far away from free.

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yeah g-max is good.

Maya PLE is decent as very few things are disabled so its really not crippleware. The only annoying things are that the perspective view when switched to shaded has an overlay saying MAYA PLe etc. Damn annoying, but otherwise its a great tool. I believe renders may be limited with the same overlay.

I just payed 7000$ for Maya 6 Unlimited. :smile:

Cobra, let me say this calmly:

That was kind of f**king stupid.

/runs

HOW? Vash ??

I think he's wondering how intelligent an investment it is that you have just made.

Frankly, so am I.

ok well explain my "mistake" to me.

Well generally prices like that are paid by companies who are going to use the software to make a profit. People, most likely such as yourself, who are using the software for personal learning tend to just get pirated / trial versions. I doubt even the developers of said software expect to make many $7000 sales to individuals who aren't using the software as part of a business.

Not Alias. Everyone you talk to whose actually bought that program will not help you if your copy is not purchased ... because they spent $7k and you didn't.

But, Cobra, if you have $7,000 to burn, isn't there other things you could have spent it on. Because, honestly, there are better, cheaper, programs then Maya.

Isnt it a bit overkill for modeling for Half-Life 2, i dont think you will use all the NURBS ore SPLINES.

Yeah, either you are one rich dude or you better be using it for something beyond casual map modelling.

You can buy an extremely sweet computer with that much money. Personally, I would rather spend the money on hardware.

I use GMax instead, and it works great.

I'd rather spend it on anything else than a model program! YOU FOOL! Theres a free version anyway, all you need is a torrent program and a link :razz:

milkshape has a trial version

blender however is freeware, not sharewar eand it's just as powerfull if not more that XSI and 3dsmax

im sure he has other ideas in mind , or will with that much money spent
^_^. I believe that if its Truely important to you go get it. Why
else would sombody buy art ^_^ or other things if it was sheerly bought
for utilitarian uses. He must have been inspired/childhood memories or
something from maya = P. I look up to it because final fantasy the
spirits within was made with a good lot of it.

Edit: strange thing today , had to use chapstick for the first time in
my life shudders i just couldnt stand being away from my orange
juice! (this was random enough to be put as an edit instead of a new
post*

Where are you, parakeet? Somewhere usually not very cold I presume?

I am in LA, and I need to use chapsticks all the time because the weather is so extremely dry.

...but I digress.

I wanna learn Softimage-XSI cos that just looks very good :biggrin:

Satchmo I cant buy a better computer I already have 1.

FX-55

4 gigs of ram

Nvidia 6800gt ultra 256mb ddr3

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 gamer

a nice very nice 7.1 setup.

What better could I get ?

Well, what kind of car do you drive? If you already drive a
Lamborghini (http://www.lamborghini.com/), then I would buy a second
one with a different color.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Dred_furst</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I wanna learn Softimage-XSI cos that just looks very good :biggrin:
</DIV></DIV>

I looked into it -- it has a somewhat complex interface in my opinion.
Is milkshape HL2 compatible?

No I dont have a car I am only 15

How do you have so much money? If you don't mind me asking that is.

Cobra, you can always buy a better computer.

What the hell is wrong with you? While you're wasting money how about sending me a thousand dollars just to prove you can?

$7000 is half the cost of my car. $7000 is almost enough to pay for 4 years of room and board at my college. $7000 would let you buy like 500 CDs. And you spent it on a modeling program that you don't even know how to use...

Satchmo I cant buy a better computer I already have 1.

FX-55

4 gigs of ram

Nvidia 6800gt ultra 256mb ddr3

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 gamer

a nice very nice 7.1 setup.

What better could I get ?

Yeah right, u can tell me that when you've bought one of theese:

http://www.cray.com/products/xd1/index.html

For $7000 I would code you a model in Notepad (that includes all the hours it would take learning how). Though tbh I don't believe that you have actually bought it :razz:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting satchmo</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>If you already drive a Lamborghini (http://www.lamborghini.com/), then I would buy a second one with a different color.
</DIV></DIV>

i seriously came this close holds finger and thumb 1/2 inch apart to wetting myself for real this time.
satchmo, you most definitely need to stay. snarkpit needs you.

Yeah, how do you have 7000 dollars to spend if you are friggin 15!

Some people are born to rich parents. Do you think Bill Gates' son uses a hand-me-down computer?

Some people are born to lying bastards too...

Dude, $7000 is about Half the cost of a last-year's model, used Cobra (the car). Why the hell would you spend that money on software that you probably will NEVER learn to use. for the love of Mary, why would you do such a thing.

I think either

<OL TYPE=1>[*] you are a big liar who just downloaded a bootleg copy and told all your frineds that you are a big spender<LI>Your parents are very rich in which case, the need to be severly beaten for buying Junior that "$7000 computer-thingy" he wanted.</OL>

I am relatively poor. Could you donate me $7000 for kicks? I'll send you my address.

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting satchmo</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I am relatively poor. Could you donate me $7000 for kicks? I'll send you my address. </DIV></DIV>
Word, I will kindly not beat up your parents if you send me the money. :biggrin:

I already made that joke try to keep up :rolleyes:

Dude, $7000 is about Half the cost of a last-year's model, used
Cobra (the car). Why the hell would you spend that money on software
that you probably will NEVER learn to use. for the love of Mary, why would you do such a thing.
I think either

<ol type="1">[*] you are a big liar who just downloaded a bootleg copy and told all your frineds that you are a big spender
</ol>

yeah.. that's what i was thinking.... but he decided to lie rather than
say he stole it - or just say he "got it" or "has access to" it

especially considering he called the thread "Free modeling program" which i assume means he doesnt want to spend any money :biggrin: