What is the best 3D modeling program to use?

[treble]

There's a list of them on the pepakura website.

Which program is the best (either on the website or if you guys know of any not on the website)?

[Word of the Day]

cheetah 3d

[Vaughn Whynot]

can't you somehow use google sketch-up

[KMProductions]

cheetah 3d


Nope. Cheetah is for Mac, pepekura is for windows.

Anim8or (http://www.anim8or.com) is totally free and good.

[treble]

Google SketchUp
Anim8or
Art of Illusion
TrueSpace


Just give pros and cons, any info good or bad, maybe list from best to worst if you want to. I need a good one to simply make a 3d model of a body with armor on it but i want the model to look good. thanx

[thepie]

Maya, Cinema4ds, Houdini.

[Fisherking]

I'm a fan of 3ds Max.

Max, Lightwave and Maya are very similar, but have their own quirks. The best 3d program is the one with the interface you're used to.

[WesScog]

Right, if you're a painter, you're going to most likely produce something superior with a brush than with a pen.

[slicendice]

I happen to like blender, it's a powerful tool, and it's free.

blender.org

[Matle]

This is something you gotta figure out yourself. There are so many different 3d programs, and as you see here: There's a bunch of different opinions...

I like using 3d studio max. You might happen to like Maya or Blender or whatever.

[theN]

This is something you gotta figure out yourself. There are so many different 3d programs, and as you see here: There's a bunch of different opinions...

I like using 3d studio max. You might happen to like Maya or Blender or whatever.

Yup download trials or some free ones like ani8tor or blender and see how you like them