Modelling

[Muffin]

Thanks, and i know it is.. I dont really know how to use anything else.. Ill have to mess around with it a little more..err a lot more

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[Captain Crazy]

Thanks, and i know it is.. I dont really know how to use anything else.. Ill have to mess around with it a little more..err a lot more

Don't worry, buddy, Blender has the learning curve of a brick wall.

Wings 3D is what I use. It's easier in my opinion and quite intuitive.

[Muffin]

What about it makes it easier (not flaming but im jsut wondering.. if its easier i might switch to it)

[Captain Crazy]

What about it makes it easier (not flaming but im jsut wondering.. if its easier i might switch to it)

Blender has a whole lot of features that are pretty advanced and only useful in obscure situations. Blender also has a lot of hotkeys to remember, and that's no fun.

Wings uses a simple menu that's accessed by right-clicking the 3d space. It's basic operations such as rotate, scale, extrude, inset, bevel and other self explanatory functions. Although Wings has a couple hotkeys, there's not nearly as much to remember. S (smooth) and C (connecting vertices) are the only ones I need to remember.

I use Wings for basic modeling. Seeing as Wings doesn't have a good built in renderer, I export to .obj and import into Blender to add fancy stuff such as reflectivity and transparency.

It's all a matter of practice, too. It's just that Wings allows you to practice faster, in a sense.

[Muffin]

So i should use wings before moving into blender is what your saying. THanks Ill downlaod it and try it out now. Just one more question. It says that i can colour in blender, How do i do that i want to make my gun look a little bit better


Scratch the paint i made it worse xD
Can you paint in Wings?

[Captain Crazy]

So i should use wings before moving into blender is what your saying. THanks Ill downlaod it and try it out now. Just one more question. It says that i can colour in blender, How do i do that i want to make my gun look a little bit better


Scratch the paint i made it worse xD
Can you paint in Wings?

Painting in wings is pretty easy. You can color objects, faces, edges, and vertices. You simply select all the things you want to color and select a color from the Palette window. You can make custom palettes, too!

Unfortunately, colors don't export. You can still color in Blender, though, it's just a little harder in my opinion.

[Muffin]

I going to download wings now.. and try it out

[Muffin]

I going to download wings now.. and try it out

I didnt like it that much.. I only used it for about 20 minutes or somethin but i feel like i could do more in Blender.. Blender seems easier. It might be just because i didnt know how everything worked but its my opinion.. but thanks for helping :D

[Captain Crazy]

I didnt like it that much.. I only used it for about 20 minutes or somethin but i feel like i could do more in Blender.. Blender seems easier. It might be just because i didnt know how everything worked but its my opinion.. but thanks for helping :D

Well, different strokes for different folks :D

All I can say is good luck! I barely have a clue how to use blender.

[JamestheLeet]

I make most of my models in SketchUp then I convert them to Blender.

[Muffin]

Can you post one of em?

[Captain Crazy]

I make most of my models in SketchUp then I convert them to Blender.

Have you ever posted your stuff in the 3D models thread? Can't say I remember seeing any of yours.

[JamestheLeet]

Can you post one of em?

http://www.filefront.com/17244387/Scattersniper.blend

Have you ever posted your stuff in the 3D models thread? Can't say I remember seeing any of yours.

Nope.

[Captain Crazy]

http://www.filefront.com/17244387/Scattersniper.blend
Nope.

Er, pictures?

[Muffin]

It says it doesnt exsist.. can you post a direct picture?