Newbie wanting to start 3D modeling

[K0r3An Mate]

Hi, I've been interested in 3 modeling lately and want to learn but like everything else that you can do on a computer there's so many options to choose from. Would blender be a good place to start? If yes any tips or good tutorials that might help? If not could you recommend any other programs?

 

Thanks

[Enderman]

sketchup is nice

blender is good too, also free

[C0LL0SS0S]

SketchUp for really basic stuff, 

Blender, its free

3DS Max, its free if you are a student

[crystal6tak]

You might be able to score a free full version of 3ds Max by proving you are a student here. I got my license a year back with that.

 

As to tutorials, if you do start with 3ds Max (which I recommend), thenewboston has a decent beginner guide. You should find plenty of other 3ds Max tutorial on youtube just by searching around.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Blender is okay, but I find that it's hard to do anything very quickly in it (might just be me). If you're a student, you can get a free copy of the student version of 3DS max, which is a lot more versatile and advanced than blender. 

 

I personally use Cinema 4D (C4D) as I find that I can work quickly in it and subdivision surface modelling is very efficient in it. Only trouble is that it's very expensive, so I may not use a particularly legitimate copy of it, as I can't justify spending that much on something that isn't my profession. For some bizarre reason, they still don't have a GPU renderer built in, so you'd have to use the CPU to render the scenes, or spend a ridiculous amount of money for an add-on. 

 

I would highly recommend C4D as there's tones of tutorials for it, from the very basics to very complicated stuff. 

 

This is something that I'm messing around with right now, and I haven't got very much experience modelling at all:

 

[K0r3An Mate]

You might be able to score a free full version of 3ds Max by proving you are a student here. I got my license a year back with that.

 

As to tutorials, if you do start with 3ds Max (which I recommend), thenewboston has a decent beginner guide. You should find plenty of other 3ds Max tutorial on youtube just by searching around.

I think I'm going to try it out. Thank you very much!

[K0r3An Mate]

Blender is okay, but I find that it's hard to do anything very quickly in it (might just be me). If you're a student, you can get a free copy of the student version of 3DS max, which is a lot more versatile and advanced than blender. 

 

I personally use Cinema 4D (C4D) as I find that I can work quickly in it and subdivision surface modelling is very efficient in it. Only trouble is that it's very expensive, so I may not use a particularly legitimate copy of it, as I can't justify spending that much on something that isn't my profession. For some bizarre reason, they still don't have a GPU renderer built in, so you'd have to use the CPU to render the scenes, or spend a ridiculous amount of money for an add-on. 

 

I would highly recommend C4D as there's tones of tutorials for it, from the very basics to very complicated stuff. 

 

This is something that I'm messing around with right now, and I haven't got very much experience modelling at all:

 

 

Although, I, myself, sometimes do use some dubious software, I think this time around I'm going to try and use some legitimate copies of software but thanks anyways!

[K0r3An Mate]

SketchUp for really basic stuff, 

Blender, its free

3DS Max, its free if you are a student

I am a student so I think I'm going to try 3ds max because never refuse free stuff right.

[MeMe]

personaly uses c4d for the modeling and 3ds max for sick effects on my edits thats it

 

Hi, I've been interested in 3 modeling lately and want to learn but like everything else that you can do on a computer there's so many options to choose from. Would blender be a good place to start? If yes any tips or good tutorials that might help? If not could you recommend any other programs?

 

Thanks

[K0r3An Mate]

personaly uses c4d for the modeling and 3ds max for sick effects on my edits thats it

Sadly I don`t have the money to spend on software but if I do I will definitely try it out. Thanks

[MeMe]

Sadly I don`t have the money to spend on software but if I do I will definitely try it out. Thanks

for everything there is a crack

[RazerZ]

Sadly I don`t have the money to spend on software but if I do I will definitely try it out. Thanks

Take your pick. As long as you're a student you get a three year licence to any of this software. I would start with AutoCAD or Inventor.

 

http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/all