06-05-2024, 06:37 AM
Marcus,
Many years ago, and I may have mentioned this before, I attempted to use Blender to add objects to Cube2 (sauerbratten) primarily to see if I could and to determine how much work was involved. I had no idea about making models - and still don't - so I used a 'tutorial' to make a 3D wooden crate and a 3D vase.
Initially, the overall "look" of Blender was, for want of a better word, intimidating... Thankfully I had the tutorials to work through. I think it took about half an hour to create each model. Repetition would obviously improve efficiency, but both objects were created successfully... mind you, the final 'size' of the models, looked a little out of place... I think they were too big...
Back then I wasn't interested in 'animations'... ha... I had enough trouble getting my head around static objects... lol
I went online to check 3D modelling software... Yikes... Most either had some huge purchase costs or subscription based plans. There were one or two "free" packages but were quite limited in what they could do...
Found, downloaded and installed the latest version of Blender... Started it up... Almost fell off the chair... I thought the really old version of Blender was intimidating!! I am not sure I have enough years left in me to learn everything... For free and open source software it sure has pretty much all the "bells and whistles"... Really impressive... but scary!
Time to checkout tutorials again... *gulp*
Many years ago, and I may have mentioned this before, I attempted to use Blender to add objects to Cube2 (sauerbratten) primarily to see if I could and to determine how much work was involved. I had no idea about making models - and still don't - so I used a 'tutorial' to make a 3D wooden crate and a 3D vase.
Initially, the overall "look" of Blender was, for want of a better word, intimidating... Thankfully I had the tutorials to work through. I think it took about half an hour to create each model. Repetition would obviously improve efficiency, but both objects were created successfully... mind you, the final 'size' of the models, looked a little out of place... I think they were too big...
Back then I wasn't interested in 'animations'... ha... I had enough trouble getting my head around static objects... lol
I went online to check 3D modelling software... Yikes... Most either had some huge purchase costs or subscription based plans. There were one or two "free" packages but were quite limited in what they could do...
Found, downloaded and installed the latest version of Blender... Started it up... Almost fell off the chair... I thought the really old version of Blender was intimidating!! I am not sure I have enough years left in me to learn everything... For free and open source software it sure has pretty much all the "bells and whistles"... Really impressive... but scary!
Time to checkout tutorials again... *gulp*
Logic is the beginning of wisdom.
At university I remember studying algorithms for mesh simplification (lowering the number of polygons), because software 3d rendering was my biggest interest back then. But probably most modelling software contain tools for that!