Help Making Paper Models

[croden]

I've decided I want to try my hand at designing......
There are a few models that I want to design.
(767-300,747-400,A350,MD-11)
I have a Mac Mini and was wondering what programs I could use, preferably for FREE, to design 3D models of the airplanes above and then Ill also need a program to unfold (?) them. Thanks.

P.S- Which programs does Julius from paper-replika.com use for his models?

[paperengineer]

I can't help you with a free software for that, I don't know if one with quality would even exist, but if you want to I can show you how I draw my models. It's not as hard as you may think

[RunwayOneSixRight]

Julius Perdana uses Pepakura Designer which can be purchased from the website for $38.00 USD.
There is also Metasequoia 4 (free) but there is not a Mac version as far as I know.
Google Sketchup (which is also free) is another option, and Rhino which is about $150.00 if I remember right.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[paperengineer]

Matthew!! You're back!

[nothing]

rhino for mac is 95$ for students. otherwise 295$. for windows its 195$ for student and 995$ otherwise.

[RunwayOneSixRight]

You know Christopher, you could always just vector the Skylinepapermodels Boeing 767-300? I can't
(and won't) send my vectored version but there is already a 767 in the model you want.
There is also the modification from a Paper-replika 777 we were talking about before.
I already finished the 777/767 fuselage modification, just have the wings and everything else to do.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[croden]

Originally Posted by RunwayOneSixRight

You know Christopher, you could always just vector the Skylinepapermodels Boeing 767-300? I can't
(and won't) send my vectored version but there is already a 767 in the model you want.
There is also the modification from a Paper-replika 777 we were talking about before.
I already finished the 777/767 fuselage modification, just have the wings and everything else to do.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

I'd rather design my own thank you very much.

[RunwayOneSixRight]

Originally Posted by croden

I'd rather design my own thank you very much.

Okay, I did a test build of the work I did on my edited 777 fuselage and it goes together just fine.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[croden]

Originally Posted by RunwayOneSixRight

Okay, I did a test build of the work I did on my edited 777 fuselage and it goes together just fine.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

Okay.... But what's the point telling us if you aren't going to share it? Just saying..

[herky]

Originally Posted by croden

I've decided I want to try my hand at designing......
There are a few models that I want to design.
(767-300,747-400,A350,MD-11)
I have a Mac Mini and was wondering what programs I could use, preferably for FREE, to design 3D models of the airplanes above and then Ill also need a program to unfold (?) them. Thanks.

P.S- Which programs does Julius from paper-replika.com use for his models?

please can i get my plug in early
go for the md 11 as there are plenty of models around of the others