   Model Design
  Well I''m only 13 but I know when I get older that I want to make games, most likely do 3d models. I was wondering what programs you use to make 3d models I know they probally cost alot but I wanna at least get early practice with it so I know if i like it. I''m almost done with the main basics of web design and adobe photoshop so I am thinking of working with 3d models next. So if you can help thanks a bunch! 
Milkshapeis a good 3D editor than does not cost a lot (and it's shareware so you get to try it out first). You can find it here.Then, you have the biggies : 3D Studio Maxand Maya    , which provide much more functionality than the shareware ones (but there are so many, most professionals don't get to use all of them during their carreer). You can search information these on Google, and buy them at any decent software retailer. (And it'd be a good idea to buy some books to go with them as well, in addition to the user's manual).   EDIT : url problems.Victor Nicollet, INT13 game programmer  [edited by - ToohrVyk on February 14, 2004 11:09:01 AM];  Cool thanks it seemed a lot harder to make maps. Still trying to find some things out. ;The path to enlightenment;  Just for some laughs, here is the first model I ever made."Next time a terrorist gets freed after ten months of red tape, I’ll be sure to thank [the democrats]. I guarantee you that if someone is put in prison with the Patriot Act, even in the rare chance they are not a terrorist or have connections to terrorism, they are sure as hell guilty of something." -- A True Die-Hard American Patriot   [edited by - Mscgamer on February 14, 2004 2:55:45 PM];  I use anim8or.  It supports obj import and export, and the author said I could bundle it with my stuff if I wanted too.http://www.anim8or.com/ lonesockPiranha are people too. ;  I like Wings3D best, but blender is nice also.   ;quote:Original post by Mscgamer  Just for some laughs, here is the first model I ever made."Next time a terrorist gets freed after ten months of red tape, I’ll be sure to thank [the democrats]. I guarantee you that if someone is put in prison with the Patriot Act, even in the rare chance they are not a terrorist or have connections to terrorism, they are sure as hell guilty of something." -- A True Die-Hard American Patriot    [edited by - Mscgamer on February 14, 2004 2:55:45 PM]i think thats a good first model, but im stil laughing at you, cuz you use AOL!!!!;quote:Original post by graveyard filla  quote:Original post by Mscgamer   Just for some laughs, here is the first model I ever made."Next time a terrorist gets freed after ten months of red tape, I’ll be sure to thank [the democrats]. I guarantee you that if someone is put in prison with the Patriot Act, even in the rare chance they are not a terrorist or have connections to terrorism, they are sure as hell guilty of something." -- A True Die-Hard American Patriot[edited by - Mscgamer on February 14, 2004 2:55:45 PM]i think thats a good first model, but im stil laughing at you, cuz you use AOL!!!! ... I use AOL for the messenger. This is my parents'' computer, and they told me that I couldn''t download AIM on it, so I respected their wishes. I’ve got Adelphia Powerlink, but for some reason, my parents still subscribe to AOL; they like the browser for some unknown reason.   "Next time a terrorist gets freed after ten months of red tape, I’ll be sure to thank [the democrats]. I guarantee you that if someone is put in prison with the Patriot Act, even in the rare chance they are not a terrorist or have connections to terrorism, they are sure as hell guilty of something." -- A True Die-Hard American Patriot 