What 3D programs do you use?

[machineman9]

just a quick question for all of you who do 3D (animation/modelling or whatever)... which programs do you use or have used for 3D?

personally i use:

anim8or
blender (doesnt work tho)
gmax (trying to get render to work)

i have used:

3DS Max 8 (30-day trial)
4D Cinema


and you?

[EGNX]

Pro-Desktop... Not for FS though...  ::)

[Stormtropper]

KeyCreator, Rhino, and 3DS...

...KeyCreator is still my favorite though.

I can do Gmax too, but it just feels really "limiting" after having used those programs...

[Falcon500]

Pro Desktop
Punch 3d home design
Gmax
and Ive played around with another home design program but I never fully learned it, and I tried a old aircraft modeler I think for CFS1 or FS98

[supersabre79]

new in 3Ds Max 9

the old reliable

Gmax (triiyng to skip this one w the xporter) 8-)

the problem for me is that gmax doesnt do anything rendeable or exportable but its nice indeed, cause its so direct to FS

[Akula.]

G-max, FSDS (v. occasionally), ProDesktop, MilkShape

And I've used 3ds max before, but i cant afford it  :'(

BTW im having troubles finding a decent Gmax renderer... anybody found one? And how do I set reflect/refract for transparent objects?

[SkyNoz]

Few programs I use, 8-)

-3dsmax<--The best, period
-Auto-cad<--Where I started out
-Gmax <---Learned animations, texturing
-FSDS <---I have it, but rarely use it
-Rhino <--Where 3d become knowledgeable
-Wings 3d<--being tested, for rendering etc.
-Maya<--being self-taught!

[machineman9]

G-max, FSDS (v. occasionally), ProDesktop, MilkShape

And I've used 3ds max before, but i cant afford it  :'(

BTW im having troubles finding a decent Gmax renderer... anybody found one? And how do I set reflect/refract for transparent objects?

there is a way to do it using Max scripts, YafRay(i think) and a whole lot of boring stuff in between to get a rendered still. there is also a way to export as a .obj model too... but that means copying like 15000 lines of object code at about 30lines at a time

http://www.davidhsmith.net/downloaditems/Gmaxrender.zip

[G-Fire25]

FSDS v.3 but its a big learning curve and I'm still learning.

[pepper_airborne]

You should use G-max Grab, that can get all the lines of code.