Free 3D modelling - Google Sketchup

[Kalle Piirainen]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this has already been introduced, but Google has aquired
the rights to entry level 3D software SketchUp <http://www.sketchup.com/>

Basic Google SU is offered free of charge with a bit limited
functionality. I downloaded the (payware) Pro Evaluation, but havent had
the time to really take it for a spin. The UI seems nice though, with
tabbed workspace etc. Seems that the computer modding community has
taken it in, I originally got the info from <www.bit-tech.net>

Cheers
-K

 

[Roger Hunt]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this has already been introduced, but Google has aquired
the rights to entry level 3D software SketchUp <http://www.sketchup.com/>

Basic Google SU is offered free of charge with a bit limited
functionality.

It appears to need W2k/XP to run it, so I will continue to play with
Anim8or, which is freeware and runs fine on W98se.
http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html

This is the only 3d modelling prog I have tried - I'm entry-level and
not able to say how good it is because I can't compare it to anything
else yet, but I did find the 100pp .pdf manual and tuts very well laid
out, lucid and easy to understand, and it's ever so easy for cobbling
together (at my level of expertise) extra spacecraft and satellites for
Celestia (Anim8or exports in various 3d file formats too).

 

[M.L.]

It appears to need W2k/XP to run it, so I will continue to play with
Anim8or, which is freeware and runs fine on W98se.
http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html

This is the only 3d modelling prog I have tried - I'm entry-level and
not able to say how good it is because I can't compare it to anything
else yet, but I did find the 100pp .pdf manual and tuts very well laid
out, lucid and easy to understand, and it's ever so easy for cobbling
together (at my level of expertise) extra spacecraft and satellites for
Celestia (Anim8or exports in various 3d file formats too).

While I found Anim8tor's tutorials easy enough to understand, I found
its interface difficult for maneuvering and creating objects.