3d newbie needing helpppp

[timmahh949]

i am currently working for a remodeling firm and i am an architecture student in so. california. i am extremely proficient in 2d autocad and i have been toying around with 3d and find it to be really fun. albeit my options are limited becuase my knowledge is limited. I have a feeling the methods i am using, discovered through trial and error, are not as effecient as they could be. Where should i begin learning 3d autocad, and is this not even worth doing? It seems as though everyone is using other programs for their 3d. I have a copy of 3d max 5... but it seem extremely complicated. If it is books that everyone learns from, im not a good book learner... what books are useful, but easy to use if this is the case?

 

any help is appreciated, thanks.

[lambros]

Well, you could consider attending a seminar or getting some on-line or private tuition if you are not a book-learner. Actually, it is difficult to get along just by reading books.

By taking a two-month seminar to grasp the basics, it would be much easier to follow these forums and get as much aid as needed. You could even buy a book to use as reference, but bear in mind that the help file covers everything, and by solely doing the tutorials offered you could get going!

Good luck!

[ajvbochove]

Hi, I was playing around in AutoCAD, and I could model a complete house (I work at a architectural firm), but when I was trying to model in Max I was convinced in a few months. I think Max works better, but you need to spend some months of trying.... but then.... Mental Ray is the one that's difficult!

A good seminar will help you find the entrance of Max, the rest is up to you.