I wanna start making models and everything and i would like to do it for free could somebody tell what the best free program is and give me a link to thier website?
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Discreet, makers of 3D Studio Max, offer a free version called GMax. It doesn't do renders and to my knowledge doesn't support plugins, but is otherwise fully functional.
I believe the makers of Maya also have a free version of their program, but I forget what its restrictions are.
As people have said, Milkshape is a $30 registration after 30 days. In my opinion, it's well worth the expense.
Maya is awesome.I had a friend who let me work on his comp for a couple days, i just did the tut but it was awesome. Only prob is it's very expensive. As for the free one, it's restrictions are that on every render it has a stupid colormark and the most annoying/restricting thing ever...NO SAVING!! (or exporting..blah blah blah)
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve.
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<!--QuoteBegin-Kathos+Feb 19 2004, 04:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kathos @ Feb 19 2004, 04:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maya is awesome.I had a friend who let me work on his comp for a couple days, i just did the tut but it was awesome. Only prob is it's very expensive. As for the free one, it's restrictions are that on every render it has a stupid colormark and the most annoying/restricting thing ever...NO SAVING!! (or exporting..blah blah blah)
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> If you have ut2k3 you get Maya for free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-h20+Feb 19 2004, 04:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (h20 @ Feb 19 2004, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Kathos+Feb 19 2004, 04:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kathos @ Feb 19 2004, 04:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maya is awesome.I had a friend who let me work on his comp for a couple days, i just did the tut but it was awesome. Only prob is it's very expensive. As for the free one, it's restrictions are that on every render it has a stupid colormark and the most annoying/restricting thing ever...NO SAVING!! (or exporting..blah blah blah)
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> If you have ut2k3 you get Maya for free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Feb 20 2004, 07:19 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Feb 20 2004, 07:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> XSI Also have a free version of their graphics doo-dah.
I have it and its the format that Valve are working with for HL2 but I haven't got a link so just google it! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> most powerful FREE program = XSI...
Now I just need to learn how to use it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
xsi features everything. If you've ever used maya it's like sorta like that. Only prob i have with it, other than not knowing how to use it, is that you can't run it in anything under 1280x1024. Other than that it has everything you need.
If you can prove me wrong with a download link i'd be very happy <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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I believe the makers of Maya also have a free version of their program, but I forget what its restrictions are.
As people have said, Milkshape is a $30 registration after 30 days. In my opinion, it's well worth the expense.
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve.
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you have ut2k3 you get Maya for free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Other than that maya is awesome..
Milkshape and GMax are probably the best of the "cheapies". I've tried both and milkshape seems to have a lower learning curve. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you have ut2k3 you get Maya for free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
tell me how to get maya with ut2003
I have it and its the format that Valve are working with for HL2 but I haven't got a link so just google it!
I have it and its the format that Valve are working with for HL2 but I haven't got a link so just google it! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
most powerful FREE program = XSI...
I highly recommend it.
If you can prove me wrong with a download link i'd be very happy <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->