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[Bravi]

I did not know, where to post this, so I decided it should go to general discussions...

I'm gonna start to learn 3D soon... and as a noobie... which software would you recommend to me? I mean 3D Studio Max is more professional as I know... So as a beginner, which one would you recommend to me?

(They are giving me 1 software package at my wish for free, with a certain time of license...)

[SHIVMOO]

check my sig and test out demo's to find what you like most and keep an open mind, poeple tend to scream for hours about thier program of choice, but that doesnt mean jack unless you decide for yourself what you like!!

remember to try out demo's of all of the ones you can get your hands on

[Silwolffe]

Basing of what Shivmoo said; Demos. Check out all the demos before you set your mind on what you wish to buy.

Personally, I love Cinema4D R.9 (I didn't have enough money to get R9.5, sadly). It has a little learning curve, but what program doesn't? Definitely check it over at www.maxon.net, and you can go to www.c4dcafe.com -- there are a lot of helpful people there.

[codie]

yea as silwolfe says it comes down to your personal preferance, get some demos and trials. i personally like Maya and the best thing is there is the Personal Leraning Edition with is basically maya for free but u have a horrible water mark on any render.

as i said its purley on personal peferance, dont go and buy 3ds max because its what profesionals use because thats false profesionals use what they are good at

hope that was helpfull

[Hoot]

I hear that Cinima 4D is a good beginer program, but I have hardly used it.

Hoot

[Silwolffe]

I don't really like classifying programs under the image of Beginner, Intermediate, or Professional... It's really what you do with the program. I have seen things done in Cinema4D that surpass what has been done in 3DSM and Maya, and vice versa. It all depends on how serious you are in learning the program and adapting to its construction and architecture. If you have patience and determination, you can achieve any look in any 3D program -- usually.

I came into the world of 3D through Caligari's trueSpace product, and while it was a simple product that opened my eyes to 3D, it really isn't that well designed as I am sorry to say. I still use it to this very day -- but only for low-polygonal modeling.

[Hoot]

I agree with Silwolffe when I said that Cinima 4D was good for beginers I didn't mean it couldn't do amazing stuff I ment it was user friendly. If you want to learn 3D and not pay at all you can use free programs because most things are similar in 3D programs. So you can start by learning in a free program like blender then move up to something else if you want to. Also try trile versions of programs then see which one you like

Hoot

[Bravi]

Thnx everyone..
I chose Cinema 4d and I've got some good tutorials from this precious website... So, I just need time now

[Bravi]

ppl, can anyone tell me, where can I get more basic tuts for C4D?

[l3lueMage]

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/Cinema...=0&f=15&d=1&ss=

Sorted Cinema 4D tutorials, by difficulty, easiest first

Edited by l3lueMage, 19 March 2006 - 08:33 PM.

[Tyger]

Hey Bravi,

I'm also a C4D user as well and as mentioned it is probably one of the most user friendly 3d apps out there capable of producing things just as good as Max and Maya. Though Max and Maya are known to be the industry standard, C4D is slowly creeping up there as well. If you are looking to get into the industry, either Max or Maya would be a great app to learn also the courses available are more than cinema 4d.

here's a couple of links to some c4d forums with tutorials, resources etc.

3D Attack

C4D Cafe


Also check out 3D fluff training videos...well worth the money to get you started.

3D Fluff

Edited by Tyger, 21 March 2006 - 09:45 AM.

[BeaverElfeater]

It's all the same pretty much, it's just what you're comfortable with, ive tried max, and c4d. and a couple others i didnt like them as much as i liked the workflow and openess of Maya. so i stuck to maya

Edited by BeaverElfeater, 27 March 2006 - 05:13 PM.