Rhino is pretty standard nowadays - http://www.rhino3d.com / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_3D Stable, powerful, versatile, some great plug-ins...(nope, not an ad!) Worth a shot.. It used to be free intially, you could still download the Evaluation version and muck around...
(What 3D-modeling needs are you specifically looking at?) On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > I'm looking at 3D modeling software, and would like help deciding on which > system to use. > > A few requirements: > - Not too expensive .. $150 fine, but certainly not the pro tools at $1000+ > - Has a book or two at least that make it easy to learn > - Can import/export standard files so can be used with other programs. > - Reasonable feature set: easy to create meshes, texture maps, rendering > (Animation/Game Engine not required .. export/import can help there) > - Run on both Mac/Windows > > As usual, wikipedia has some pointers to jog your memory if need be: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics_software > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_3D_computer_graphics_software > > Are any of you experienced with a 3D modeling system that you could give a > brief review of? > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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