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Which program ?
A simple question really. I would love to start designing my own models but I don't know which program to use, As a pensioner I cannot afford expensive software so could you advise me on my best options from a financially challenged beginner's point of view ?
Liz
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I use Sketchup from Google for 3D design. It is free and easy to learn. You have to modify it with a couple of plug-in programs to unfold and flatten the models for printing. I use the free program Paint.Net to do the details on the unfolded sheets.
There are much more capable programs out there, these are just the ones I use. |
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if you prefer working in vectors (think Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw). Krita's (https://krita.org) late versions have received a lot of praise, though I haven't used it yet. Due to a chronic shortage of collaborators, GIMP's progress is rather slow, so Krita seems poised to overtake it. Well, competition is usually good. |
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It is only accessible to me because work purchases office 365 pro,but I exclusively design in MS Publisher. It’s also reconnected me with geometry. Google calculators are among my top hits.
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Good suggestions all round.
My penny's worth..... Knife's suggestions are great for you to start with - you can play around a bit. Knife - are the plugins free? Or, as an alternative to the Sketchup and Paint, have a look at Krita. This will do design and painting. Have a look at each. Gimp is good, but has a steep learning curve sometimes, and is not too intuitive. It costs you nothing to look though, so do so. You may like it. All of the above are freeware (Paint comes with Windows).
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The OP must bear in mind that modeling requires several workflows, therefore more than one software is needed. Roughly:
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Maya for the 3d model design
Pepakura for unfolding Krita for digital painting Inkscape for making designs that are not modeled in 3d first I also scan in hand drawn parts and trace them in Inkscape oh, and PDO Tools from ImCold here on PaperModelers.com
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I use Rhino for designing, unfolding and adding tabs. Photoshop for textures, colors, and final sheet arrangement.
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Forgive me all, but I haven't understood a word beyond "And, The, Tabs and I)
Dear Knife, I most nearly understood you. Would you please tell me what program and plug-ins I need ? Liz With thanks to you all
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