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02-18-2007, 08:58 PM

Just a couple of additional notes - would also suggest you check some of the threads in the Share Objects forum. Look back for 100 days or so - nothing very new there.

1. A good estimate for the time required to become familiar with a good 3D modeling tool is that it will take the equivalent of a one-semester college level course - see http://www.alice.org/community/showt...highlight=Maya

2. A very easy to learn, but also limited tool is Smooth Teddy - get it at http://www-ui.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/index.html and also do a search of the forums on the name. An advantage of Smooth Teddy is that it's output will import directly into Alice.

3. The main problem with 3D Studio Max is it's cost - around $2000 the last I checked. Of the free tools, Blender is probaby the most powerful but has a difficult interface to learn. Others that have been mentioned include Wings 3D and Anim8or - again do a search on the names. There is a free version of Maya also - but there hasn't been much about in the context of objects for Alice.

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DrJim Guest Status: Posts: n/a	02-18-2007, 08:58 PM Just a couple of additional notes - would also suggest you check some of the threads in the Share Objects forum. Look back for 100 days or so - nothing very new there. 1. A good estimate for the time required to become familiar with a good 3D modeling tool is that it will take the equivalent of a one-semester college level course - see http://www.alice.org/community/showt...highlight=Maya 2. A very easy to learn, but also limited tool is Smooth Teddy - get it at http://www-ui.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/index.html and also do a search of the forums on the name. An advantage of Smooth Teddy is that it's output will import directly into Alice. 3. The main problem with 3D Studio Max is it's cost - around $2000 the last I checked. Of the free tools, Blender is probaby the most powerful but has a difficult interface to learn. Others that have been mentioned include Wings 3D and Anim8or - again do a search on the names. There is a free version of Maya also - but there hasn't been much about in the context of objects for Alice.