Simviation Forum - What 3D programs do you use?

Apr 11^th, 2007 at 2:38pm

machineman9 Offline
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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?

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Reply #1 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 3:06pm

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Pro-Desktop... Not for FS though... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 3:22pm

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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...

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Reply #3 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 6:59pm

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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

What do I do you ask? I struggle! Then destroy! Then try to put back together what I just broke on accident.....&&&&&&&&&& The GMax effect The GMax effect

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Reply #4 - Apr 20^th, 2007 at 10:45am

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new in 3Ds Max 9

the old reliable

Gmax (triiyng to skip this one w the xporter) Cool

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

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Reply #5 - Apr 20^th, 2007 at 4:25pm

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

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

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

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Reply #6 - Apr 21^st, 2007 at 3:16am

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Few programs I use, Cool

-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!

Project Kfir!&&&&My Gmax page&&Aircraft modeler/Aircarft painter&&&&Aye the key!&&[GeneralEngineData]&&//0=Piston, 1=Jet, 2=None, 3=Helo-Turbine, 4=Rocket, 5=Turboprop

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Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2007 at 6:30am

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Akula. wrote on Apr 20^th, 2007 at 4:25pm:

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

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

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

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Reply #8 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 3:18am