3D software HELP

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    Hello Face and Evil... Thank you for your input.

    I actually downloaded Dimension earlier and bizarrely for the most part - it was indeed straight forward.

    I googled some free objects - and some of them came into the software no problem... Some did not and obviously Im not familiar with the file types.

    I guess where Im gonna get stuck is drawing the objects that the client needs. Say they wanted an Eames chair in there (for arguments sake) and there were no predrawn models available to download (paid or free) - Id have no fucking idea where to start...

    Whilst learning this intrigues me, pretty sure this software could take years to master and so may well have to look for someone to help me out...

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    • Differing 3D formats between apps is one of the more frustrating/complex things; Free objects are usually pretty bad, at least not optimized well.evilpeacock
    • You could find an Eames chair model no doubt. But yes, anything that you couldn't find/buy you'd need to model, hopefully covered by scope of the job.evilpeacock
    • "3D" is definitely rife with different specialities, shader/lighting guys may not be great modelers, or vise-versaevilpeacock
    • e.g. I'm a generalist; Can't do organic characters well at all, but I do build TV spots with robots or other mechanical 3D objects well enough.evilpeacock
    • That's the hangup with Dimension - the import. The files need to be properly organised to work correctly. I'm curious about this now, i'll install it and test.face_melter
    • Dont forget you can rent rendering farms so you could get c4d, watch tonne of tutorials, render to farm and have a new skill at the end of the stressmugwart
    • In sketchup ALL the assets are freee, available and easy to download into your model in seconds.monospaced
    • You could build the scene and have your graphics in in a single sitting.monospaced
    • SketchUp you can learn in an hour with YouTube videos. Not the same for any other 3D software.monospaced
    • SketchUp assets are terrible. He's wanting a to match assets in a photo - good luck doing that with vanilla SketchUp without a physical renderer.face_melter
    • Yes. You have to use a renderer. You can get good ones for $99, that’s the easy part.monospaced
    • And the models available are perfectly good to get the job done.monospaced
    • I’m being practical here. This is VS. killing oneself trying to use PS or spending a fortune on insane 3D software with a steep learning curve.monospaced
    • you can geo locate and match lighting in a photo in SketchUp, thats its primary purpose :) I also get your points, but they're overkill IMOmonospaced
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