Quoting Roberto Inzerillo : > David Baron ha scritto: > > I installed blender. This looks like one big mess. UI, mouse actions, etc. > ... > > > > I want to either import preexisting object or enter geometric shapes (or > > wire-frames), place decorations, surfaces and save .ac for new object. > > > > Is there a nicer tool available? > > Hi David, > I suggest you don't get scary about the way Blender works. It really is > not very easy at first, UI needs you to learn a couple of tricks before > you start working with it. But, after a very little time spent on > learning, you will use a very powerfull tool, much "nicer" than many > other tools around. I am not a fan of Blender either but I assure you > it's a precious and very flexible tool, very well suited to building 3d > stuff for FlightGear. > > Anyway, an alternative tool is AC3D, which is the default tool for > dealing with .ac files of course.
Blender is the nicest ;-) But it is possible to work with Google SketchUp. But in the end, you'll need Blender ( and a script that floats around ) to convert .kmz files to .ac files. -Fred -- Frédéric Bouvier http://frfoto.free.fr Photo gallery - album photo http://www.fotolia.fr/p/2278 Other photo gallery http://fgsd.sourceforge.net/ FlightGear Scenery Designer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
