RawB8figure Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I am looking for some help choosing some 3d software and rendering programs. My background in is inventor solidworks and autocad designing industrial machines. I would use one of these but they are expensive and would probably do what I need but I cant work with it from home. I am looking to do residential and maybe small consumer products for myself. I run a mac with boot camp so platform doesn’t matter. As far as residential is concerned I would like to be able to do some quick visualizations and then get into some detail as far as running ducts and water lines as I have had a few problems in the past. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 have you looked at Rhino... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Not in depth. is it suited for architectural design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccoy Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Coming from your background Rhino would be easy to pick up. If you are looking to be able to manufacture the small consumer products you are talking about I would use Rhino. However, I suggest 3ds Max if you are looking to get into Architectural Rendering. I made the switch to Max from Rhino a few years ago and have loved it. I haven't used C4D much, but it could be a good option for you as well (others would have to chime in on this) In the long run it really depends on what you are wanting to do with your stuff. If you are purely wanting to do Renderings/Animations then Max is always a great choice. If you want to manufacture your products then Rhino would be a good choice. You can use Max to manufacture items but it's not a pretty process at all. In the end, these programs are just a tool that you use to achieve your vision. They all have their ups and downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 architectural wise I wouldn't like to be able to have some nice renderings and also show construction details and floor plans. so 3dmax would be good for modeling and rendering buildings and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Rhino isn't a bad choice for architecture, and it's capable of drafting too. It wouldn't be my choice for construction plans of a hi-rise, but for smaller projects like a house it will do fine. Vray for Rhino may be a an option for your rendering needs, and the whole bundle will cost a less than a single copy of Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 I have downloaded a trial version of rhino. Any other suggestion. Any have experience with sketchup.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccoy Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 if you are downloading trials I would suggest getting a trial of 3ds Max and C4D while you are at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 I was looking into C4D. I thought it was an animation tool. I am guessing it is a 3dmax type of software. So with 3Dmax and C4D you can model and render in the same program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 well I decided to buy 3Ds max and inventor. Now I am looking for some tutorials for 3Ds max, can anyone recommend a few... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccoy Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Good choice with 3ds Max. I've wanted to mess around with inventor but never have. I hope the learning goes well for you. As far as Tutorials go... It really depends on what you want to learn. I've listed a variety of resources below. I would highly recommend frequenting the forums at CGarchitect, Evermotion, and CG Society. You can learn a ton by either asking questions or just looking thru older posts to see what solutions people have come up with. If you decided to purchase VRay for 3ds Max, there are a ton of people in the architectural visualization industry that can help you achieve some great results. The 3ds Max Help files are an invaluable resource as well. Hopefully you find these useful. Purchase (Books & DVD's): Gnomon Workshop DVD's 3Dats Architectural Visualization Books VRay The Complete Guide Amazon.com 3ds Max 2009 Books 3D World Magazine CG Academy DVD's Free: GGarchitect Tutorials Evermotion Tutorials CG Society Tutorials CG Society Forum Tutorials 3D Total Tutorials CG Arena Tutorials Useful Sites: ScriptSpot - Great place for customizing 3ds Max and learning some advanced scripting features. Vray-materials.de - Lots of good materials for vray. CG Textures - Free textures MR Materials - Materials for Mental Ray. CG Academy 3ds Max Resources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB8figure Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Thanks rmccoy, So vray would be strictly for high quality rendering. So can 3ds do quality renderinds too? I see people using like 3 programs for rendering is it preference or do some programs do certain things better than others which requires you to use 3 programs to do one rendering.. Thanks again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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