Forum: 3D Modeling


Subject: Looking for a simple 3D Editor

yarp opened this issue on Nov 18, 2013 · 52 posts


SinnerSaint posted Tue, 19 November 2013 at 1:56 AM

Attached Link: Wings3D

Depends on the kind of mesh editing you wanna do, and your experience level.  Did you try Wings yet?  Wings3D could possibly be the easiest of all to learn, because it's a box modelling application.  The UI is basic, and it's really easy to get started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sanM9E7AREY (UI Introduction)

https://www.youtube.com/user/wings3dchannel (learning vids)

http://www.wings3d.com/paulthepuzzles/aardvarks.html (text tutelage)

Some other simple editors you might try:

Sketchup (Free version is very easy to pick up on)

123D Design (I hate Autodesk, but I have to admit this one is simple to use)

Metasequoia 4 (the free basic version is real simple to learn)

I personally use Cinema4D, but wouldn't recommend it to someone just starting out.  However, the Prime version is fairly easy, and not too expensive. Bbaby steps first.

I wouldn't recommend Blender to someone looking for "basic".  While many useful tools are there, they aren't easily found, and the mouse button configuration, by default, is counter-intuitive to just about anyone using a computer.  I never understood why blender didn't use left-button selection standards like everyone else, unless that has changed in recent updates.