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Blackavenger666
May 5th, 2003, 06:51 AM
hello first post on this forum, great work. :confused: which 3d program is good for creating futuristic spacecraft battle scenes in? at the moment i model in lightwave, then import to truespace.
AfroLaxMan
May 5th, 2003, 09:01 AM
the tool does not make the art, the artist does. doesn't matter what tool you use, just do your best to learn how to use it well.

I got caught up in the Maya vs Max vs Softimage thing for about 6-7 years, and after working for 3 companies, I realize that I just need to use one and use it well since I don't have time to learn them all.
TacticallyWacked
May 5th, 2003, 09:54 AM
I agree... in the long run it doesn't matter which program you choose, it's how you use the tools creativly.Max, Maya and XSI are all similar. However, I will say that I find I am faster in Maya and feel as if it is perhaps geared towards the artist over someone who takes a technical approach.....this is me though.
Blackavenger666
May 5th, 2003, 11:02 AM
thanx ok
sp00n
May 5th, 2003, 12:00 PM
i prefer lightwave 3d but started in 3ds max :)
Blackavenger666
May 5th, 2003, 12:01 PM
well i find lightwave very hard to use, and truespace i did use for a bit, but the buttons are confusing.
show
May 5th, 2003, 12:59 PM
try as many as possible.
Fortunately most software has a free version such as Maya PLE.

Like what the others have said, its the artist and not the program. The trick is to find the app that you find easy to use which might not necessarily be the one that costs the most and has the better dynamics features ;P
Blackavenger666
May 5th, 2003, 01:09 PM
i dont care about demos, i get them off KaZaA:rolleyes:
WerxOne
May 5th, 2003, 04:54 PM
i agree with afro, but i also think that maya is the way to go, if i had a choice id rather have started on maya, very powerful tool though no more powerful then max unless you have the unlimited version. though i love max, and have been using it for several years now. ive found that i can do the same things with max, but it jsut doesnt seem to be as powerful.
maxsideburn
May 9th, 2003, 01:17 PM
I've been using 3dsmax for about 5 years now. Don't see anything wrong with it. It has tons of plugins and of course the Brazil renderer :)