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domhenry · 15th December 2019, 09:17 PM

Well I don't think its dead - a lot of folks use Blender of course. The key for me is that I can import plane .obj format files - then save them in ac3d format .ac. It also allows lots of other file formats to be imported and exported. In terms of using AC3d then it has easy features that are relevant for aircraft. Aircraft are symmetrical and AC3d is good at symmetrical objects. Its good at repeating objects - and mirroring. The Xplane plugin works well - its easy to animate rotations, transitions and manipulators. The 4 window view works well. The down side is probably the UV Mapping - its adequate - quite usable - but just needs a few more options for really complete objects. This is not a stopper by any means.

15th December 2019, 09:17 PM	#2
domhenry Member Expert member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 57	Re: Worth getting AC3D? Well I don't think its dead - a lot of folks use Blender of course. The key for me is that I can import plane .obj format files - then save them in ac3d format .ac. It also allows lots of other file formats to be imported and exported. In terms of using AC3d then it has easy features that are relevant for aircraft. Aircraft are symmetrical and AC3d is good at symmetrical objects. Its good at repeating objects - and mirroring. The Xplane plugin works well - its easy to animate rotations, transitions and manipulators. The 4 window view works well. The down side is probably the UV Mapping - its adequate - quite usable - but just needs a few more options for really complete objects. This is not a stopper by any means.