   obtaining models
  Hello.  I''ve been working on a project for a while now, and I''ve come to a stopping point.  I can''t load 3D Models....because I don''t have any.I''m looking for some very simple 3D Models (in .3ds format, but I can convert using Milkshape if needbe)...  I''ve done numerous searches online, but it seems I find models that are quite elegantly done -- and HUGE.  I don''t really need (nor can I use) at 32,000+ polygon tree.  Does anyone know of a site with some low-poly models available on the cheap (or preferrably, free?)  Or maybe a site where 3D folks congregate?  I''m guessing it''d take someone with modelling skills above a sheep about an hour to make most of the models that I''m going for, but unfortunately, I''m below that sheep-level threshold.If on the off-chance that someone here can (and will) model...  the models I''m hoping for are all the same size (basically, a box) with  a small textured object contained in that boundary.  For example....   a 5x5x5 model of low-poly trees.Anyone know where I could look for help? 
  try http://3dcafe.com/asp/meshes.aspthey also have a Large database of various tutorials for a large number of 3dpackages, if you want to learn how to model. ;Why no free 2D/3D software on that site?There seems to be some good quality free options out there.I recently got "gimp" and "Model3r" and like using them fairly well.  Granted I''m not real serious about it and can''t compair those to commercial productions.I just don''t have 3,500 bucks for 3D Studio Max. ;  I somewhere picked up that the ''acedemic'' version (non-profit) only costs about 1200 . 