Exccidium opened this issue on Dec 12, 2000 ยท 11 posts
Exccidium posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 5:35 AM
without spending hundreds, what's the best modelling tool for someone like my self who wants to make my own mesh objects for use in poser 4, since it lakes the features to do so? I am aware of many capable programs available, but they have more features than i would ever use, or even discover. any help would be appreciated.
PhilC posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 5:41 AM
There are several, I use Truespace. I believe there is a demo version at http://www.caligari.com. You may also like to check out this free modeling program I found at http://www.anim8or.com 
madz posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 6:10 AM
You might try ac3d from http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/andy/ac3d.html (its time-unlimited shareware and has all basic features plus easy-to-use user interface) or perhaps ppmodeler from http://webplaza.pt.lu/public/saunier/ppmodeler.html ( freeware, advanced features, multi-platform, but somewhat nasty user interface ) Happy modelling !
JeffH posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 6:39 AM
Attached Link: http://www.wingededge.com/nendo/index.shtml
The best modeling program for the novice is Nendo $99(PC). They have a fully functioning demo you can try that saves to native format.
Kurka posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 7:20 AM
If you can get hold of the Amapi 4 given away by PC mag you should to model everything you need. It has a wealth of modeling tools, and is easy to use.
the3dwizard posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 7:37 AM
Attached Link: http://www.planet-3d.com/searchengine/3D_Resources/sPatch
The simplest and it's free is sPatch. Don't let its small size fool you with a little work you can create some nice stuff. It is not longer support but you can still find links to it. http://www.planet-3d.com/searchengine/3D_Resources/sPatch
bloodsong posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 11:51 AM
Attached Link: http://www.3dlinks.com/
heyas; i'm gonna recommend you go to 3dlinks and browse through the links to all the free and commercial modelling apps, and see if you find any you like.
Exccidium posted Tue, 12 December 2000 at 4:27 PM
thanks for all the help ppl. i'll check out those sites.
doozy posted Wed, 13 December 2000 at 12:53 PM
Now a harder question. Same thing but for Mac.
doozy posted Wed, 13 December 2000 at 2:01 PM
After checking all the above links I could, I have to say: none of them has a Mac version... There was the 3dlinks page, it had a link "Mac Tools". "GREAT!" I thought as I clicked. Turned out to be "Misc Tools". It only looked like "Mac Tools" because it was one of those Windows-designed web pages where the type comes out really tiny in Netscape Mac. Also I found PuppetTime for Mac http://www.puppettime.com/ which looks REALLY interesting, but has nothing to do with making models for Poser.
doozy posted Wed, 13 December 2000 at 2:17 PM
Here's what I have on Mac programs, low cost or free: Infinity Model Builder http://www.french-touch.net/model_builder/ Pixels 3D http://pixels.net/ Patchdance Meshwork http://codenautics.com/meshwork/ Strata 3D http://www.3d.com/