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Software for Newbie
Hello, I am looking for what software you guys recommend for a newbie. I am will be using it mainly for lighthouses and the support building/keepers house. Thanks! John
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John,
That is kind of a loaded question. Are you a newbie to the artistic side of paper modeling? Are you a newbie to the computer aided design side? OR BOTH? Do you have artistic skills? Do you have computer skills? Do you have computer graphic skills? I believe the answer to some of these basic questions will provide a path for recommendations from the other members.
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I would have to say both! I have computer skills, that’s about it! All is totally new. Took engineering drawing long ago before computers.
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The next question is, do you want to design, or repaint, redraw and modify? The program you need could be different for each.
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For software, I recommend a good cushion and maybe some warm slippers.
For hardware...a 2H Pencil and a ream of 20lb paper. Start designing!
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There are plenty of free design programs.
I design in 2D using AutoCAD. Spent two years in school learning how to use it. Blender 3D is a free program. Here on PM a fellow member did an ebook on using it to design models. Here is a link: New Free E-Book About Paper Model Design With Blender 3D There are other freeware programs SketchUp is one. For editing there is GIMP and inkscape. Hope this helps. Mike |
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To design I use the easy and very intuitive Old Sketchup version 6 free , here:
Download Google SketchUp 6.0.277 for Windows - OldVersion.com To unfold the model, I use Pepakura. You can use the old versions that are full and free. you can download at Pepakur aofficial website, here: Pepakura Designer To kow how to use both, there are a lot of tutorials on net. Just look for Sketchup and Pepakura tutorials on Google. |
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Here is the Sketch up link that works
Download Old Versions of Google SketchUp for Windows - OldVersion.com |
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