Another Modeller

[SlipperyPenguin]

Not sure if anyone is interested.. but I use this modeller (imagine 3D - website www.imagine3d.org)

Download :

http://www.imagine3d.org/modules/wfdownloads/viewcat.php?cid=13&PHPSESSID=a097d9713af55ec6728084fc40d6bf3c

It's fairly old (hence the free download) and free. It's great for modelling (everything is a 3 sided poly with loads of modelling tools and poly manipulation and welding (make sharp edges/make soft edges)

Unfortunately it doesn't do texturing, although I haven't really tried this but the faces are only one sided, and doesn't export ase. However.. it does allow you to export as dxf which can then be imported into sketchup (free version) for texturing.

Basicaly I use this (imagine3D) to model (an imagine grid size of 3.3 = 1 RCT3 metre), export as dxf, import into Sketchup, align the faces (simple one click job), group the faces for texturing and apply the texture to each group as required. Then export as ase as usual.

Anyway.. thought someone might be interested.

Slippery

[Ckef01]

uhu uhu.. it actually is the most difficult tool to use if you wanna use it to import in RCT3.. all the tools you said it has, other programs who do texturing and who can export as ASE have those tools as well.. So I don't see why it's necessary to use this one..
it's way easier to use an other program who can texture and who can export as ASE and who also can animate the right way to export..
And another fact is that's it's difficult to size correct, because it doesn't have a correct grid to RCT3..

So I would say thanks you for sharing it with us but I don't see the need of it, maybe someone else does..

-Ckef

[SlipperyPenguin]

I agree to some extent..

I was just offering an alternative modeller...

after all, most modellers are not perfect (free, easy, control and export to ase) :

Sketchup..
produces double edges, is not good at low poly stuff and doesn't provide the intimate control over poly points etc.. And the pro version is expensive.

Blender..
Is excellent but I find the interface a nightmare and it seems to work in a different way to other modellers I've tried.

Anim8or..
Simple but I couldn't get the textures to work easily (maybe that's just me)

Milkshape..
Seems ok.. but it's not free (not sure if it exports to ase)

Lightwave..
I have this but I am still learning it.. (learning curve is steep), it doesn't export to ase and is expensive (£800)

3D studio max..
The best.. but again the learning curve is horendous and so is the price (£3000+)

There are loads of others.. but none are perfect (free, model with ease and complete control and export to ase)

Just thought I'd mention Imagine as it's free and may provide an alternative to some people.

Each to their own though..

Slippery

[Ckef01]

actually you're wrong (nothing bad, listen carefully) You said that blender is kind of hard, but I took the time and it's pretty easy for me to use..
Sketchup, I agree, it's bad at poly's, but if you use it in a good way, it should work fine.
And all the other stuff I don't use because I don't pay, so in that point you're right :p

edit: okay nothing is perfect but you'll get what I mean

[Belgabor]

MilkShape does not export to ASE, but since a lot of people (used to) use it and the format is open, I built support for ms3d files into the importer.

[tycoon4life]

Blender is really easy (to me) it just takes time to learn.

[rct hunter]

Blender is really easy (to me) it just takes time to learn.
i Agree to you
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