Free 3D Software

Daz are giving away Bryce, Hexagon and Daz Studio Pro.

http://www.daz3d.com/

Christine

Thanks Christine. :)

Man, I'm quite impressed by this offer!
Too bad I'm confident with Blender 3D today and wouldn't like restart learning three packages instead of one.
For anyone starting from scratch is a good deal in my humble opinion.

It is, indeed, a great offer and many thanks for the link.

Now, if only there was somewhere you could learn what to do with it all?!

I've heard good things about Hexagon...

Marc

Rik there are tutorials (written and video) on the Daz site for all three applications. The getting started under the Help menus are very good.

I have used older versions of the apps and look forward to relearning to use these updated versions.

When you start Daz Studio Pro this is the first thing you will see. Makes the learning curve very easy.

Thank you Christine I had downloaded all three earlier today.

I've had a bit of a play with Daz Studio Pro and I am finding it rather interesting so far. I have created a basic render with a basic female model and was able to render as a png which I brought into Xara and to my delight it came in with alpha transparency so no background to drop out! Now I am working on a quick drawing using the png to get the proportions right.

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Rik there are tutorials (written and video) on the Daz site for all three applications. The getting started under the Help menus are very good.

I have used older versions of the apps and look forward to relearning to use these updated versions.

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Thanks for the info, Bill.
The best way I can describe this is that I've never used any 3D software. Ever!

Installed Hexagon 2 and started it. Clicked on the Help menu and clicked on the Tutorial option. That takes me to the DAZ 3D web site advertising the free software. Very confusing!
Then you find a Tutorial option at the bottom of the web site. You click on it. That shows you the web site advertising the free software.
I must be missing something?!

EDIT: Bill, yes, DAZ Studio has videos I can watch.

Hi Rik

tutorials don't appear to be there - DAZ are revamping their support I think, bringing in something called DAZ-TV which is not yet up and running

meanwhile there is this [but not for raw begiiners]:

http://www.daz3d.com/i/products/hexagon/new?

here are some direct links for tutorials :

http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=2295
http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=1928
http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=1882
http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/tutorial?id=1851

and a listing [for all tutorials not just hexagon]:

http://www.daz3d.com/i/tutorial/0

Thanks very much for all the info, Steve.

I shall have a look, but, considering I've never used anything like this before, I think I will need basic tutorials.
How to draw (if that's the correct term in these 3D programmes?) simple objects. How to do basic things with them, and so on.

I've see that there is a figure, there already, and you can clothe and dress this figure. But, that's not really learning anything, is it?
Or am I looking at this completely from the wrong point of view?

if you watch the three videos here:

http://www.daz3d.com/i/products/hexagon?

you get an idea of what hexagon is for - same idea as blender..

Daz studio is specifically oriented to figure work - you can use predefined 'asset' or create your own from a base ['genesis'] - one of its selling points is that you can produce art that 'looks like' a photo-shoot without using live models - also good for comic art and animation

bryce is tailored for background art

Hexagon is one of my favorite modelers, the only thing I don't like about it is the UV pelting system, which can be annoying at times.
Lately I just use Hexagon to create a base mesh and send it into Zbrush.

Bryce is sorta like Vue... I had just purchased World Machine, and the next day I heard about the Freebies, so I'm going to be using Bryce a lot with my World Machine. Interesting to compare Bryce 7 pro to Carraras terrain/instance generator and see which works better.

Great

Hexagon delivers all the tools that a graphic artist need to create, completed, detailed and textured 3D models.

is the software any good?

They are free, download them to see if you like them.

Software in and of itself is not necessarily good or bad. It depends on the skill of the person using an application that determines the outcome. I know people that can create beautiful images using only Microsoft Paint. Willingness to try a new application and invest time in learning it's tools is the most important things regarding software.

Attachment 90253I have found that all three apps are great. Hexagon is so easy to use but I must admit I have only made plates, jugs and suchlike so far. In Bryce you can make up landscapes that are so hard to tell what is real and what is CG. Daz 3D brings it all together to create outrageous scenes.
I only downloaded the package last week and I have already started to make up finished pictures but I still have much to learn.

Blender 3D is ok,but a great offer the Bryce, Hexagon and Daz Studio Pro.I'll try using them.
Your guide are very great,RIK