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By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:46:36 +0000

I only really use my own modelling software so I may be biased.
I’ve got blender, can understand it and model with it but just can’t use the UI smoothly. It’s improved greatly since earlier releases (I don’t think it used to have menus years ago) but it still just doesn’t gel for me.
However, people get really picky with tools and I’m more fussy than most, making them for a living and a hobby.

By: Hightree

Hightree — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:11:20 +0000

SpaceNavigator RULES !

By: Satyr

Satyr — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:54:05 +0000

I think the hardest part in adopting blender is the change of habits, I had to give it a few shot before being convinced (having to learn all from scratch wasn’t a really exiting perspective). I was mainly a 3Ds max user in the past and I don’t think that it has something to be ashamed of now, it is very stable and intuitive in my opinion, if you haven’t used Blender in a while, you should definitly give it another try I think it is worth it!

By: tomlaut

tomlaut — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:08:50 +0000

Im a Maya user and whenever I tried Blender I got lost with its interface. Also the way the viewpoint is handled confuses me. I guess Im too much used to Mayas interface. It always take time to get used to something new.

But then Im looking forward to its new interface, which will come with V 2.5 . Then I ll give it another try

By: susheel

susheel — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:55:02 +0000

@Michael
Go through the video tutorials. Try the venom lab tutorials. Once you get the hang of it, you will be pleasantly surprised how quickly you can do things with it. Blender is a lot more stable now and there is a lot more help around compared to earlier days. There was a time when even I had dismissed this product, but a friend of mine got me back on to it and I haven’t looked back since. In the end, it’s a personal choice. If you still don’t like it, well then Max/Maya/SI is clearly your thing.

I use blender a lot. Personally I am eagerly waiting for 2.5. I checked it out a few days ago and boy it looks good.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:31:44 +0000

Blender is great for a free product…. but for a professional, I wouldn’t go near it. It’s buggy, crap pan/orbit interface, lack of features (in comparison to Maya, 3DS Max, SoftImage…etc)….
mean that I’ll be wasting most of my day wrestling with it instead of creating.