Mesh modeling tool

Mesh modeling tool

• Brass Ring

  Thanks all for answers
  
  I'll take a look at blender. It's free and its community seems to be enough active to find tutorials and userful resources.
  
  Moreover, I won't have to model complex dragons or characters for the moment since I'm discovering the D3D programming. I'll first try to build a "simple" lander game :)
  
  Steve
  

• joeslide

  
  Gamedev.net is where I got that list of modellers. There is a lot of other software listed on that same page
  
  More software..
  
  
  

• koad

  For a really great list of resources I would have a look at www.thezbuffer.com, the zman has a really good up to date list of modelers that can be used.
  
  Just a quick not I to would look at blender for modeling. The GMax and Maya personal editions are good to learn modeling but you will find that these use a file format that can not be converted to x format easily.
  
  Here is a link to my post about the Blender 2.4 Alpha, and some small articles on www.gamedev.net that may help in getting you started.
  
  

• Clemenza

  I can vouch for Milkshape 3D, I've been using it for my personal projects for a couple years now.  It also comes with a couple of .x file exporters.  Theres a trial available and a license will only cost you $20.
  
  You can get it at: http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/
  
  I also recommend looking into the Quake3 BSP format for your levels or something similar since its pretty well documented (search Gamedev.net) and there are tools available for creating the content.  Once you load in the file according to the format you have free collision planes and PVS data, among other stuff.

  
  
  

• MHS-TEAM

  Here is a rather large list of free 3D modellers.
  
  I would recommend Blender highly though.
  
  

  
  Free 3D Software
  3D Canvas
  3dom
  Anim8or
  Art of Illusion
  

  Aztec
  Blender*Popular*
  Calimax Modeller
  Delgine
  GameSpace Light
  Gmax
  

  JTEdit
  K-3D
  Loq Airou
  Moonlight3D
  OpenFX
  OpenTeddy
  Pretty Poly Editor
  

  Wings3D

  Hope that helps
   
  Kal.
  
  
  

• Antoine_MS

  The only freeware Programm I know is Blender. But it is a little bit complicated for beginners.
  
  cu,
  gdp2k
  
  
• Mesh modeling tool