Getting into 3D

[wonder]

Hi guys!

I really want to start learning how to do 3D modeling and animation.
I've taken my first steps in Blender, but I was really wondering if there was anything more user friendly...

Any advice?

 

[andymc]

I found delgine to be very good for low polygon modeling for games. And it's free too.

 

[andymc]

Is this for games development or normal animation? Delgine is best for designing game environments and characters for games but blender might be better if you want to make the next Toy Story.

 

[ilan]

https://store.unity.com/products/unity-personal?_ga=1.65116778.559921392.1473933042

if you really want to create 3d games you should better do it in a real 3d environment. so you should use the tools all pros use.
i think UNITY is the market leader in everything that is related to 3d games.

EDIT: another big +, create 1 project and export it to each platform that is available

 

[wonder]

@andymc, thanks a lot, I'll definitely check it out!

@ilan, your absolutely right, but if I wanna go with a ready-made engine, the Unreal Engine 4 is more robust and more professional.
Plus, it uses C++ as opposed to Unity's C#.

Nonetheless, since I'm a masochist, I'll try to write my own 3D engine from scratch. It will be cross-platform (PC / Android) and entirely written in C++.
- On the PC, I'll render everything with OpenGL
- On Android, I'll use B4A (jPCT or OpenGL)

Estimated completion date: 2087

 

[ilan]

Estimated completion date: 2087

great, just upload your alpha to iCloud, i probably will already be in heaven and i could download it from there

 

[Cableguy]

Estimated completion date: 2087

Final or beta release ?

 

[sorex]

don't rush it like that, @Cableguy . an early alpha would be fine then