My first 3D model...

**riffer** · 7th December 2006, 10:05

Thanks for that info. I've downloaded a copy.

I've used 3D Studio Max since it was 3D Studio and ran under DOS.

Interesting to see that Maya is now an Autodesk program, considering that 3DSMax used to be too before Discreet took it over.

What's the learning curve like? I would imagine its pretty much the same as any other program - if you know what you want, you'll find a way to do it...

**Dai** · 7th December 2006, 10:22

Originally Posted by riffer

Thanks for that info. I've downloaded a copy.

I've used 3D Studio Max since it was 3D Studio and ran under DOS.

Interesting to see that Maya is now an Autodesk program, considering that 3DSMax used to be too before Discreet took it over.

What's the learning curve like? I would imagine its pretty much the same as any other program - if you know what you want, you'll find a way to do it...

Maya has a quite hevy learning curve but there are lots of resources on the web to help. Including video tutorials if you know how to hit the "torrent" sites.

I've playe with it for years now and am still learning. Enthusiastic amatuer.

Been playing around with ACAD 2007 etc. just to keep my hand in.

Always list my hobbies as

Motorbikes, shooting and 3D.

**Matt Bleck** · 7th December 2006, 21:35

I did my bike at the time, a 93 ZXR750, took me about a month off n on.

Used LightWave 7.5. The good thing about LightWave is it has good rendering.

**SlashWylde** · 7th December 2006, 22:31

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Here's one of mine rep to who can name what it is, it is missing two pieces though.....

Autocad Inventor Professional 11

Is it a Stirling Engine?

**sAsLEX** · 8th December 2006, 09:16

Originally Posted by SlashWylde

Is it a Stirling Engine?

Yes a Low Temperature Diffenential Stirling engine.

**imdying** · 8th December 2006, 19:42

Some cool work there

I don't normally haunt R&R so I've only just found this thread.

Here's some stuff I did in Google Sketchup when I was designing the muffler for my SV. Normally I don't have time to learn stuff like CAD, but it was easier than cranking out the drawing board

**Dai** · 9th December 2006, 10:53

Originally Posted by imdying

Some cool work there

I don't normally haunt R&R so I've only just found this thread.

Here's some stuff I did in Google Sketchup when I was designing the muffler for my SV. Normally I don't have time to learn stuff like CAD, but it was easier than cranking out the drawing board

Nice work. Whats this Google Sketchup? Havent heard of it before.

**twinkle** · 9th December 2006, 11:17

nice drawings

I did this one a couple of years ago now, not very sexy though

**Dai** · 9th December 2006, 11:32

Originally Posted by twinkle

nice drawings

I did this one a couple of years ago now, not very sexy though

Excelent work. Love the radii.

I havent touched 3d for 6 months and this post is once again getting me interested.

Start throwing in some textures and ray tracing.

I remeber my first foray into this field.

in the days of 8mb of ram and a 386. did this wonderful pic (my opinion) then spent a week waiting for it to be rendered.

Looked like shit but that only encouraged me to try harder.