It\'s hard to become a 3D computer graphist

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

So you can understand why I am quite busy all the time

http://www.atomic-vfx.com/hellweek/hellweek_360x288_sorensen_f.mov

[EHM-1077 Emanuele]

And it's even harder is to remain one...

Ciao ciao!

Manu

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

True :%

[EHM-1639 Richard]

All I can do is make flash. 3D, especially something as advanced as aircraft, is just ridiculous by my standards (or heroic). I have probably got the software, but not the expertise by any stretch of the imagination!!

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

I'm in the middle of 4 years in a superior 3D art school. Don't worry, it takes time to learn
Right now I didn't start 3D (2D only in prepa class) but I did learn 3D by myself before, i practice for 8 years and still very poor compared to the level of superior cycle guys in the school :%

http://www.supinfocom.fr

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

How true......since i started modelling (or rather trying to model) last year the sceneries i've produced are of such poor quality that i had to trash them all.......still working on it though.....but there's still a long way to go before i can officially release something.......

[EHM-1077 Emanuele]

Never give up, never surrender!

Start small and slow, you'll pick up speed along the way!

Ciao ciao!

Manu

[Anonymous]

do you guys use a public software or a special software to design the graphics

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

3D software are rarely free.
The main ones are discreet 3D Studio Max, Alias Wavefront Maya, Softimage XSI, Newtech Lightwave...

[EHM-1077 Emanuele]

do you guys use a public software or a special software to design the graphics

I work in a company that uses (mostly) Maya for 3D and Shake for compositing.
They definitely do not fall in the public software category but you can download
a free Maya Personal Learning Edition on:

http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/products-services/product_details.jsp?productId=1900003

It's functionally the same but it will put some pretty unisghtly watermarks
all over the places, so that you can't actually make money out of it, only
learn it.

I don't know if Shake has similar offers as I only do 3D.

Ciao ciao!

Manu

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

30 days trial for 3DSMax is here :
http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/

Max and Maya are the main actors of the 3D professional softwares for the moment. I think an autodidact might find the Max interface more user friendly but both are very powerful.

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Does anyone know whether models made by Blender3D can be imported into FS? i'm meddling around with that software and it's a lot easier to use than gmax....if possible i would like to make that my base for making models

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

You can export blender meshes to DXF with Python script, but I'm not sure GMax can import the DXF. 3DSMax can, but GMax... I don't use Blender or GMax...

Anyway if you have time give GMax tutorials a shot, I heard it's not that hard to use and you might like it and find it more convenient / powerful.

EDIT : found this, about importing blender stuff to gmax, hope it helps.
http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~polycount/ubb/Forum1/HTML/004850.html?00000

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Thanks for the link! will read up on it when i have the time (having exams now :|)

[EHM-1539 Pierre]

I know how you feel, my jury is in 14 days. If I don't get 12/20 I'm fired from school :/, if I pass, I begin 2 years of intensive 3D ^^

[EHM-1617 Iain]

Good luck to both of you.

[EHM-1001 Robert]

GMAX can import DXF. You may know, I did a Freedomship scenery model



I did it in Mechanical Desktop (by Autodesk, the same company for GMAX) and I could import the model via DXF into GMAX. I am not sure if it was a basic feature, or maybe I should download a plugin...it was a long time ago.