Any CAD or 3d modelling people on here?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Now the software developer in me say stop all the talk of cracked copies please.


The freeloading cheapskate says please point me at a "trial"

The practial side of me says "when I can earn my hundreds of pounds worth back as a professional user then they can have my cash"

As it is, through doing the beta of Rhino3D, then "finding" a copy, I recommended it to a mate of mine who is a jeweller, and he has since bought a copy.

So they are actually one sale up than they would have been as there is no way I could justify the £s it would cost for something that is effectively a toy.

In saying that I really need to get to grips with Bender and so be legit.

[Paul the 6th]

Solidworks it is then I'll start saving for a license as adobe & corel have just been paid for the upgrades from cs2 & x3

Anyone used moi?

It's revolutionary!

AutCAD LT is fine for 2D drafting. I use Sketch up for modelling, it is great for architecture, not tried it for anything else, but as mentioned you can get a free copy from Google (who own it) and then upgrade to Pro later.

Was just in the middle of following a maya tutorial, and somehow found myself to be distracted and reading this thread!

[Paul the 6th]

sounds like solidworks is the way to go... anyone know where I can find a trial version please?

Depends who's paying (if you're doing it legit)

I don't think you can beat Rhino value-wise

Industry-wise; Catia, Solidworks, ProE, are always in demand in you're considering it from a career standpoint

Look up Blender.

Its comparible to 3DS Max. Good for modelling, animation, rigging, texturing and post production video work.

The best bit? Its open source so costs nada.

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

sounds like solidworks is the way to go... anyone know where I can find a trial version please?

Like I say. You won't find it by searching 'solidworks torrent'

As to not paying, well they can **** off if they think I'll pay £5k for their software. It's in their interests to become used widespread, and anyone using it for commercial gain will (and should IMO) get a licence.

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

Just looking for a bit of advice on cad and 3d modelling. I've got a wide range of skills in photoshop, illustrator, corel draw and various other graphic design packages but I'm looking to learn a bit of CAD/3D modelling type stuff for professional development (and because I'm a geek).

So to all the experienced cad/modellers out there, which program would you recommend for learning (useability and user friendliness) the basics behind cad and modelling?

Thinking along the lines of AutoCad and Rhino 3D at the moment but I've feeling these might be a bit tricky to master without a bit of 'proper' tuition?

Thanks in advance

Just out of interest, what do you do workwise?