tomh21 opened this issue on Mar 23, 2006 ยท 7 posts
tomh21 posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 1:20 PM
hello, Ive been trying out the hexagon modeler demo from eovia. exporting the models to vue5 for render. (hexagon has no built in renderer). I'm impressed with the tool set and features and the price at $199 is nice. wondering if anyone else has tried the demo or already owns hexagon and what you think.
dburdick posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 1:30 PM
I have owned Hexagon for about 6 months. It's a wonderful modeling program - quite powerful - easy to use - and inexpensive. Its Vertex Modeling and dynamic geometry capabilities really set it appart from other modeling programs IMHO.
jc posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 1:37 PM
They put in a lot of features first found in Silo 3D. I've heard good things about Hexagon, but i'm sticking with Silo 3D and waiting for Silo 2, which looks like it will be even better than Hexagon - as well as cheaper (still $109).
garyandcatherine posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 2:03 PM
I have Hexagon and have already ordered Hex2 which should ship in the next month. I would not buy Hex 1 but wait till Hex 2 is done. IMHO it is a fantastic modeling program. I specifically chose it because I am new to modeling and after viewing all the tutorial videos on their site numerous times I felt I could easily learn the program. It took me a little while and now I can model quickly and easily. I heartly recommend the program to whoever wants to break into modeling and doesn't need to spend the extra money for a program that also renders. I love it and, until something else can beat it for its features and price, will continue using it till I die ;)
ShawnDriscoll posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 5:13 PM
If you buy Hex 1 now from Eovia, you will get Hex 2 for free when it comes out next month. I can't wait to use the UV unwrapping it'll have.
Monsoon posted Thu, 23 March 2006 at 7:54 PM
I just bought Hexagon in order to get Hexagon 2 when it comes out. I've also recently added Zbrush to my toolbox and I'm in the wings for Silo 2 as well. I think I will use all three for one thing or another, as all tools have their strong and weak points. Now the only thing keeping me from being a successful modeler is actually doing it.......
MarkHirst posted Mon, 27 March 2006 at 12:51 PM
I've been very happy with Hexagon, easy to get into and understand. After trying demos of Silo and Hexagon, I found Hexagon was most intuitive. Try all the demos before you buy.