From my point of view 26Fahrenheit, it's a good modeller of course but more importantly I think it's a very good starting point to learn about modelling.

Because that's pretty much all it does, you make your model, give it some mat zones and uvmap it and you're done.

Other applications I've used have complicated the workflow by including other things, like animation, integration to other applications, physics engines etc, etc.  All of which has confused the modelling part making it harder to work with.

Silo on the other hand is pretty uncomplicated, leaving you to learn about modelling and building your skills up.

many people will find they don't need anything else, others will want to move onto something more complex.  But I think the grounding in poly modelling you get from Silo will set anyone in good stead for getting into more complex applications.

John

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