8th August 2008, 01:52 PM | #1 |
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Questions from a 3d noob.
Hi, i'm new here, and thinking about buying AC3D. I have experience with 2D design, but I am entering the world of 3D. I am still rather young, so I don't have the kind of cash for lightwave 3D or anything, but AC3D has really appealed to me. I took the 14 day free trial, and really liked it, but I am confused about a few things. My questions proboably sound nobish of sorts, but I am still new to 3D.
1.) I have read the forums and I hear a lot about using other programs with ac3d. Are any other programs required? 2.) I also heard about updates. Do you have to pay for each new release? And if so, how much? 3.) I have been hearing about uv maps and parsing. Could someone explain those to me? 4.) How do you change the background color, in specific, make it transparent? I will try to think up some other questions, but for now, those are all. |
9th August 2008, 04:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
Well:
1. No there is no need to buy other programs, although a nice render can't help. 2. You do not have to pay for updates. 3. See UV map (for basic textures changes) and texture coordinate editor (for more advanced situations.) 4. I don't know how to get it transparent, and I'm not sure why you would need this?? but to change the background color go to in the 3d window: 3d/set background color.
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9th August 2008, 04:56 PM | #3 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
Thanks for the advice, I think I will buy it.
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10th August 2008, 10:29 PM | #4 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
Do you you mean make part of the model transparent? Go into the material editor thing and change the transparency.
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10th August 2008, 11:16 PM | #5 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
No I had meant the background. Thank you though.
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12th August 2008, 07:39 PM | #6 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
Just curious, why a transparent background? If you're looking to trace over something, there's a nifty feature where you can place a template on the background. Choose the view you want, and then click Orth > Set Background Image to put a bitmap on the background that you can use as a guide.
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12th August 2008, 09:07 PM | #7 |
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Re: Questions from a 3d noob.
Thanks, thats eactly what I was looking to do.
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