Best 3D Modeling tool?

[Vassal]

I have a Q.,what's the best modeling tool to be used in modeling in POTC rather than Maya 4.5? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

Theres probably many tools you could use, but most cost money, such as 3D Max. I've also heard of programs like Rhino, GMax, but I don't think there is an exporeter for them. There is also LightWave, and a few others I can't quite remember right now.

 

[Vassal]

Can you use AutoCad? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

I havent heard of AutoCad so I can't really say as to wether or not you can, but have you tried experimenting with it?

 

[Vassal]

Not yet, what about Java? have you heard it?

 

[Keith]

No, you cant really use autocad, as that is an engineering drafting program.

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

I am going to move this to the modding section, where people who are actually doing modding will be able to answer this. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />

 

[Suraknar]

Yup yup,

Keith is very right here, autocad if for drafting 2D plans and does not generaate 3D models, even if one could "draft" in 3 dimensions in it.

And Gunner pretty much summed it up, there is many different 3D programs, and free ones too, like "Anim8tor" and "Gmax".

To say nothing about O2, which is a 3D program used for Operation Flashpoint, and it is also free, there is links in `Sigma-6`'s thread about it, he is making the ships with it, and they look very good too <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

TrueSpace is a good one too.

Another is Milkshape, used for FPS games (Quake Unreal etc) to make polygonal models.

We only need Maya to export the ships, you can make em with what you want provided you can save em at the ebd as ".obj", preferably, for easy of importing them in maya.

 

[Vassal]

What about other tools? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ib012.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cry" border="0" alt="ib012.gif" />:

 

[Suraknar]

Hello Vassal,

I am puzzled by you sad face there, what kind of tools are you looking for mate?

 

[Vassal]

What other tools that is capable of modeling in POTC