Modeling program decisiion

[Lone Wolf2]

Ok,i know this has probably been asked b4,but what do the members of this forum think is the easiest program to model in,ive got rhino right now and it is ungodly hard for me to figure out ,So i was wondering,which is easier, light wave, 3DSM, c4d,zmodeler or Maya or if there are others list them.thanks guys.

[Dennispls]

3dmax and lightwave are pretty simple imho
maya is harder and rhino as well

i use ligthwave and 3dmax

[Lone Wolf2]

ah,ok well i knew maya was pretty hard,and i looked at some lightwave stuff a minute ago,and it looks pretty realistic as does the 3dsm stuff,so im basically gonna pickin between these two.

[NightEye]

Ofcourse, as a LW user myself, I would promote LW, and reccomend it too. Not only is it really easy to learn, it has very nice outcomes if you do it right
Also, LWs render engine is a LOT better than Max's one, IMO

[Worlds only hope]

I don't reccomend switching programs because you can't get the hang of it, it took me six months to produce stuff worth showing, yet you're quitting in less than a week. If you can't draw a curve in rhino, you will find other programs just as difficult. I do suggest though that you switch to Max or lightwave as they give better rendering results than rhino and maya. You should pick one and stick with it, don't switch every week!

[Lone Wolf2]

well i think rhino is just too hard for me as of right now,and i think i can get the hang of 3dsm or LW easier instead,and plus i was really impressed with some outcomes the LW users had on there work.

[Dennispls]

yeah i like lightwave as well
even though i needto learn a lot about lightwave

[Bjolletts]

Allthough 3d-programs are very complicated programs they are just tools, a person that can produce stunning stuff in LW can do it 3dsmax and Maya too, they just need to adjust their workflow.

Its the user that matters, the user needs to have patiens because it takes time (heck of a lot of it too) to learn a 3d-program.

So when making your decision you should base it on which program has a workflow that you like ? not which program you have seen good stuff from.

[NightEye]

Originally Posted by Bjolletts

the user needs to have patiens because it takes time (heck of a lot of it too) to learn a 3d-program.

That's the good think about LW
To my experience, and others too btw, LW is easy to learn, with great outcomes That's a big plus IMO

[Johnas]

How much LW costs?
And what is its homepage? I'm bit interested bout it