Any suggestions on 3D modeling software?

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 3:55 PM

I recently decided I'd be interested in trying to do some 3D modeling, but I don't really have any software that is good for that sort of thing. I'm on a tight budget, so all of the stuff from AutoCAD won't really be suited for me, but autoCAD is probably far more than I need anyhow. Anyone have any suggestions on a decent free program that is beginner friendly?

**Acko** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:35 PM

SketchUp is fairly good for simple low budget 3d modelling, but blender or 3dsMax are suited if you want to do some serious modelling work. If you're really desperate, then you can use Gmax, but that's extremely noobish Tongue

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:37 PM

I might try Blender. I've already heard of it, and from my understanding it's free and fairly easy to use.

Thanks Big Grin

**Acko** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:39 PM

Blender's interface is quite hard to get into. But other than that, it is a very good free modeler, and in my books, the best.

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:39 PM

Is it any more difficult than Gmax?

**Acko** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:40 PM

Well, yeah, it kind of is. But Gmax is pretty... dated and really isn't worth using anyways.

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:45 PM

Yeah, gmax is pretty dated to say the least. I found it annoying to use because of that haha. Tongue

**Acko** · June 21st, 2013 at 4:48 PM

Unless you could find some awesome plugins, it's doubtful you could do any extreme good looking (to today's standards) modelling (shaders, etc).

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 5:00 PM

I'm not expecting anything that will be ultra advanced or anything anyhow, so I don't think that will be a problem. I can't afford autoCAD anyway, so I think I'll have to be happy with what I can get haha. Tongue

**Acko** · June 21st, 2013 at 5:08 PM

3dsMax is pretty expensive too. Just keep that in mind.

**Darth-Apple** · June 21st, 2013 at 5:10 PM

I'm not really planning to go that route since I don't have the money to pay for that stuff. I'd love to be able to use it though. Big Grin

TheJason · (This post was last modified: February 4th, 2019 at 4:21 PM by TheJason.)

Iv'e heard of the following:

Blender
zBrush
Maya

Anyway, I also have heard of Daz 3D, Poser, Studio Max, and I use Poser 10, but I'm not sure if it's (Poser) modeling software.

**SpookyZalost** · February 4th, 2019 at 7:18 PM

I like blender myself, mostly because it also runs in linux! lol. Tongue

also you can download it from steam, and it can also be used as a free video editor... once you get the hang of it.

Divya165 · October 5th, 2020 at 10:56 AM

How os MAYA, Houdini, Cinema 4D, ZBrush.

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