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The tagline should be: Vim3d: Because 3d modeling software wasn't already hard enough to use. Honestly if you want something in the spirit of vim for editing

The tagline should be: Vim3d: Because 3d modeling software wasn't already hard enough to use. Honestly if you want something in the spirit of vim for editing models, Blender already has a very confusing-but-efficient interface. (IE, pretty much everything is done via keyboard shortcuts that are optimized for using your left hand so you can keep your right hand on the mouse).

mempko 13y ago
I second the vote for blender. I always thought of blender as vim for 3d.
angersock 13y ago
http://www.wings3d.com/ http://www.wings3d.com/ Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang.
- thangalin 13y ago
  Not really comparable to Blender: Wings3D cannot animate. Part of Blender's draw (pardon the pun) is its physics engine and animation suite. I cannot say for certain, but I suspect Blender's Cycles Rendering Engine is vastly superior to Wings' renderer.
  - angersock 13y ago
    Wings has a barely functional GL renderer. However, for making static meshes quickly, and for doing UV mapping without wanting to stab yourself in the face, you can't beat it. Blender:GIMP::Wings::Paint.NET It doesn't do everything, but what it does do it is great at. Blender is just too baroque--much like the GIMP.
  - windsurfer 13y ago
    We were discussing 3d modellers, and in that area, Wings3D is excellent. It only does a small set of things, but it does them very, very well. You can then import those models and UV maps into blender easily.
- gngeal 13y ago
  "Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang." Meaning that you probably still can't read email in it, but it can already do conference calls. ;)
- gnarbarian 13y ago
  I absolutely love wings3d. It's the only 3d modeling app I've been able to create really cool shit with. I just love the vertex, line, polygon, polyhedron operations. It really lets you just kinda sculpt stuff and perform mathematical transformations effortlessly.

mempko 13y ago

I second the vote for blender. I always thought of blender as vim for 3d.

angersock 13y ago

http://www.wings3d.com/ http://www.wings3d.com/ Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang.

thangalin 13y ago
Not really comparable to Blender: Wings3D cannot animate. Part of Blender's draw (pardon the pun) is its physics engine and animation suite. I cannot say for certain, but I suspect Blender's Cycles Rendering Engine is vastly superior to Wings' renderer.
- angersock 13y ago
  Wings has a barely functional GL renderer. However, for making static meshes quickly, and for doing UV mapping without wanting to stab yourself in the face, you can't beat it. Blender:GIMP::Wings::Paint.NET It doesn't do everything, but what it does do it is great at. Blender is just too baroque--much like the GIMP.
- windsurfer 13y ago
  We were discussing 3d modellers, and in that area, Wings3D is excellent. It only does a small set of things, but it does them very, very well. You can then import those models and UV maps into blender easily.
gngeal 13y ago
"Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang." Meaning that you probably still can't read email in it, but it can already do conference calls. ;)
gnarbarian 13y ago
I absolutely love wings3d. It's the only 3d modeling app I've been able to create really cool shit with. I just love the vertex, line, polygon, polyhedron operations. It really lets you just kinda sculpt stuff and perform mathematical transformations effortlessly.