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Speedy and intuitive workflow are important for 3D modelers. I had a coworker who swore by a $100 modeler called Silo because he hated modeling in Maya. Blender

Speedy and intuitive workflow are important for 3D modelers. I had a coworker who swore by a $100 modeler called Silo because he hated modeling in Maya. Blender’s modeling workflow can often be...cumbersome as well.

mysterydip 5y ago
I learned to 3D model with MilkShape3D, which was popular for making quake and halflife characters back in the day. I have bounced off blender a few times, I just can't grok the UI/workflow.
- xahrepap 5y ago
  Milkshape! I loved that software. It was so intuitive for me. I was hoping clicking this link it’d look more like MS3D and less like blender… and I think it does. I’ll have to download and give it a try
  - app4soft 5y ago
    There is also MM3D (Maverick Model 3D).[0,1] [0] https://clover.moe/mm3d/ https://clover.moe/mm3d/ [1] https://github.com/zturtleman/mm3d/ https://github.com/zturtleman/mm3d/
- rzzzt 5y ago
  I played around in Art of Illusion, it has quite sophisticated features and the help system/documentation was useful for getting started: http://artofillusion.org/ http://artofillusion.org/ Bryce 3D is another tool that comes to mind with a UI that is easy to grasp, but more for generating awesome raytraced landscapes and floating mirror cubes :)
- artificialLimbs 5y ago
  I couldn't grok it either until I found this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHUY3qoBu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHUY3qoBu8
john2x 5y ago
I used to do hobby modeling with Wings3D http://www.wings3d.com/ http://www.wings3d.com/. The closest I can describe its UI was the Vim of 3D modeling software.
- ur-whale 5y ago
  Wings3D's UI workflow is really nice for 3D mesh modeling (it was actually inspired by the Symbolics 3D animation system [1]). Blender feels very cumbersome when you learned 3D modeling with Wings. It's really unfortunate that they chose to implement it in a language (ERLANG) that severely limits the number of people that can contribute to the software, and as a result, the development of Wings sort of stagnates. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV5obrYaogU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV5obrYaogU

mysterydip 5y ago

I learned to 3D model with MilkShape3D, which was popular for making quake and halflife characters back in the day. I have bounced off blender a few times, I just can't grok the UI/workflow.

xahrepap 5y ago
Milkshape! I loved that software. It was so intuitive for me. I was hoping clicking this link it’d look more like MS3D and less like blender… and I think it does. I’ll have to download and give it a try
- app4soft 5y ago
  There is also MM3D (Maverick Model 3D).[0,1] [0] https://clover.moe/mm3d/ https://clover.moe/mm3d/ [1] https://github.com/zturtleman/mm3d/ https://github.com/zturtleman/mm3d/
rzzzt 5y ago
I played around in Art of Illusion, it has quite sophisticated features and the help system/documentation was useful for getting started: http://artofillusion.org/ http://artofillusion.org/ Bryce 3D is another tool that comes to mind with a UI that is easy to grasp, but more for generating awesome raytraced landscapes and floating mirror cubes :)
artificialLimbs 5y ago
I couldn't grok it either until I found this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHUY3qoBu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHUY3qoBu8

john2x 5y ago

I used to do hobby modeling with Wings3D http://www.wings3d.com/ http://www.wings3d.com/. The closest I can describe its UI was the Vim of 3D modeling software.

ur-whale 5y ago
Wings3D's UI workflow is really nice for 3D mesh modeling (it was actually inspired by the Symbolics 3D animation system [1]). Blender feels very cumbersome when you learned 3D modeling with Wings. It's really unfortunate that they chose to implement it in a language (ERLANG) that severely limits the number of people that can contribute to the software, and as a result, the development of Wings sort of stagnates. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV5obrYaogU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV5obrYaogU