3d max 7 or 8?

[eko291]

What version of 3d studio max do you guys use? I am about to get it and am not sure if it would be best to get version 8 or version 7. Version 8 looks like it has some improvements, but there seems to be more learning information available for version 7, since it has been out for a while. Are there any known problems with version 8 and BF2 renders? What would you guys suggest? Thanks!

[jimbob]

apparently there are issues with some tools and 3ds 8.

*hmmmm yet another suspicsious case lol*

[jilted]

not sure if you are going to find any resellers with 7 now that 8 has come out. maybe ebay, but autodesk isnt very keen on transferred licenses so be careful.

[eko291]

I looked at ebay and didn't find one available at the moment. It was mentioned that 8 has problems, would this be usable for learning to mod? I would think the tools would be updated to work with it. If I can't get version 7, what would be suggested for moddling in BF2?

[eko291]

Actually, since I am new to all of this and don't seem to be able to find a cheap enough copy, I may just try GMax. Has that worked for anyone? Would I be missing out on much If I learned on it first?

[ironmonkaa]

gmax is just like 3ds max but free,its a good thing to start with gmax first and then when your good enough go to 3ds max 8

anyways yes it is used to mod lots of games it is a very good program

good luck :)

[jimbob]

tht and gmax is the only free 3dmodelling program (to my knowledge) that has bf2 mod tools purpose built for it... if you are new to modelling i would suggest getting gmax b4 spending hundreds of dollars on a program that will confuse beginners :)

[ironmonkaa]

yes i agree

[eko291]

I'll certainly give gmax a try. Thanks for the information!

[MrTbIaTcH]

What version of 3d studio max do you guys use? I am about to get it and am not sure if it would be best to get version 8 or version 7. Version 8 looks like it has some improvements, but there seems to be more learning information available for version 7, since it has been out for a while. Are there any known problems with version 8 and BF2 renders? What would you guys suggest? Thanks!

lightwave 8 is pretty cool imo

[Fall0ut]

stop pretending like u were gonna buy it

[jimbob]

stop pretending like u were gonna buy it

hahahaha thts what i was thinkin lol

[Shadow Knight]

Im using 3ds max 7 atm for unwrapping and skinning and it's great, but yeah if you could get 3ds max 8 it'd be an improvement of course.
Gmax is okay for beginners, but once you touched 3ds max you don't want to go back to Gmax, at least I didn't want to.

[ironmonkaa]

ya same for me,i started with gmax and then went to 3ds max and il love it

[jimbob]

DONT GET 3ds8 if you are wanting to mod - i have heard from a couple of people tht the mod tools arnt exactly compatible with it...

[imported_razor]

I have 3dsm 7 for texturing and Lightwave 8.2 for my modeling

[BigFinger]

what file format r u using to output your models ?


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[Neuway]

LOL honestly I dont know 1 person who has acctually bought 3dsmax

[[56AB]D|Pvt.Jones]

I use 3dsmax 8.