   3D Suduku - Just an Idea
  Hello everyoneOver the last week I have been reading and watching tutorials one after another on building games using C# and Managed DirectX. I feel pretty good about the programming side of things but I am still lost on the graphics side. I was thinking of making a simple board game such as 3D Suduku. For those of you don't know Suduku is here is a link to an explaination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SudokuMy question is what do I need to do in order to learn how to create the .x files which are needed in my game. I've downloaded Blender and Maya to try and start playing with them and I quickly noticed there is a large learning curve just becoming familiar with the interface. Then there is a problem of actually being an artist.I am a horrible artist and always have been. So I don't really have much of a desire of spending months trying to learn a 3D Graphics program.Are there any tutorials that walk you through step by step and button-by-button exactly how to make a simple 3D Game Board?Just so I am clear my ultimate intentions are not to become a game programmer as a professional. I actually test vehicles for a living and am interested in creating 3D interactive models of the data I collect. But I figured I would start with something more fun like games.I have been a C# programmer for several years now so that does not seem to be a problem at this point. Understanding how graphics are made and how DirectX interacts with the Graphics is my biggest issue I think.Help Please   
  3d sudoku is a good target to aim for, but you need to start simpler than that.Do you have DirectX and c# working together properly?I recommend that your first target is a triangle on screen which is rotated by the keyboard. If thats too simple it should take only a few minutes to write. Then play around with loading .x files and displaying them.There is a database of free 3d models you can test your programs with here. You need to convert them to .x format which blender should be able to do.There is a good blender tutorial here.   ;  Yes, i agree with the reply above.   