best modeling program to start with

[shells344]

hello i am new here and just wanted to say that the site is great i am starting school this summer and i want to get a jump a head in modeling and wanted to know which program i should try to master. i have all of them xsi,maya,3d max,etc and i see that alot of people model in 3d max and blender so which should i go with thank you.

[ISO-lator]

I think 3D Studio MAX is more appropriate for novice.

[Lewis]

HI !

There is no BEST but there is peoples preferences and various users liek various programs. You should download demos of several programs and try for yourself to see which way is best fit for you 'coz no matter if they all are basically same (doing 3D) workflow is different in them . So go and try Maya, Max, Lightwave, XSI, Blender, Cinema 4D, Rhino, modo......

cheers

[jancech]

eh...im too novice in modeling, i think, z-modeler is very easy (this program was using for modeling cars to mafia, gta VC,SA and many others....)

if you can try it, a can help you with basic modeling and using (i send you some link for good turtorials..)

[crazy 989]

wow you must be rich, allthose programs. I say start with 3ds max, its got a lot of tutorials and is more of a serious program, more like what you would use in school over zmodeller

[Poltavskiy]

you guys we seriously need to make a FAQ for the beginners or something because this question is being asked over and over. And also, if you use the search button, there would be no need for you to start a new thread on a question that was discussed over and over.

[tom120934]

May I submit Blender again ?

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[jaylong76]

i have tried many of those programs, mostly at work, but i´d recommend c4d, its very easy to pick up, unlike maya or lightwave. the only trouble is the cost.

i have certain reticence to recommend blender, despite the huge community around it and the tons of free tutorials it haves, i have seem many a noob scared after a few days with it, followed by the guy forgeting about it forever.

i dont say it happens all the time, but im yet to find someone IRL who still uses it.

[mr.mean]

I dunno it's a choise everybody has to make for its own.
U got 3dsmax becose it just works for me

[tom120934]

To jaylong76 : I understand your point, but the same applies to a lot of 3D packages : a lot of newbies just give up after a couple of hours/days/weeks.

I have been using Blender for years, and I still do. Exclusively. Feel free to ask for support in the dedicated section here. I (and others too ) will do my best.