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"WAY AWESOME!"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
The thing I like best about Blender is really about the teacher I learned from - Super3boy, found on Youtube. With Super3boy, learning & modeling with Blender became easy! I've made models that I could actually import into other home design software.
Cons
The Wiki & Manual for Blender is way too technical and seems to speak ONLY to professionals. Besides, the instructions don't seem to work when applied.
Summary
I LOVE BLENDER! I would recommend it to any designer, artist, gamer, etc. But you MUST learn from Super3boy (nystic.com). Otherwise, good luck.
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"The best 3D software"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
versatility, continuous development, extensibility
Cons
lack of official documentation
Summary
Use blender to six months and I find it absolutely fabulous. Maybe a little complicated for beginners, but once he learned all the features you open the doors on endless creative possibilities.
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"Most powerful Open Source 3D Graphics Application!"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
Lightweight, Powerful and extremely versatile 3D Graphics application. Comes with powerful Sub Division Polygon modeling and Sculpting tools, built in Node Compositor, Bullet Physics, Particle Simulations, Video Editor and a Game Engine!
Cons
When learning it initially, the 2.4 - 2.49 versions of the interface is not very intuitive and it can be very hard for beginners or other 3D application users who wish to transition over to Blender. The next version 2.5 will address this.
Summary
I have used many 3D applications in the past, from 3DS4 for DOS, Softimage, 3dsMax and Maya. When I first used Blender, it was very frustrating because you expect certain functions to work in the same way like the previous commercial 3D applications you are familiar with. I remember putting off learning Blender because of this, but once I decided to push and force myself to learn the unique user interface, I found that it is probably one of the most efficiently designed user interfaces out there. Blender uses short cuts and Tonnes of it, by investing the time and effort to learn it, you will be rewarded with very fast modeling work flows.
Some of the tools included in Blender like the UV unwrap and UV projection painting tools as as good as commercial versions out there. In fact I know a few studios are already using this feature as part of their production pipeline.
Blender, like all 3D Graphics applications has a very steep learning curve, but like learning a language, the more you use it, the better you are going to get. -
"You Really Get What you Pay for"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
Powerful program for free with free updates.
Cons
Terribly inconsistent User Interface where you select with the right click and from there it's a guessing game as to whether you use the Right or Left Mouse buttons to execute a command--extrude, bevel, knife are all examples. Terribly slow.
Summary
Anything I can do in this program I think I can do about 10 times faster in Maya, 3D Studio Max, & Cinema 4D. I've used 4 different 3D modelers and Blender is just not up to the pro standard yet; however, I think it will get there. Blender is good in the sense that it's readily available for free wherever you have internet, but you'll waste more time fighting it than you'll save. I'd really like to see it come a lot further, but if I'm going to waste 10,000 hr extending my processes and turning 10 second commands into 5 minute projects, it's really counterproductive and even more beneficial to pitch down the $4000 for Maya not to mention Cinema 4D which is down to $945 I believe. I wouldn't throw this software out the window entirely, but I would not rely on it in place of the others.
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"Competes with the best of them!"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
1) Make 3D stills
2) Make 3D Video
4) Make 3D Games
5) Edit Video (can even green screen from online tutorials)
6) Import .3ds and other popular formats
7) Extremely powerful modeling
8) Supports popular scripting language (Python)Cons
It is difficult to learn the program, and it takes a while to learn python if you do not know it already. But there are many tutorials online
Summary
This program can easily compete with Maya CInema4D and other expensive 3D programs, but BLENDER IS FREE. Because of its price, In my own opinion, Blender BEATS all other 3D programs. Once I started using it, I never quit using it.
It should install for your computer. If command prompt is blocked it will not work. Also you may want to check www.blender.org for FAQ and support to help your download. As stated by Sharpapotheosis: Don't rate it bad just because YOU cannot download it for YOUR mistakes.
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"It's the best, and free program to animate with!"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
It has water, cloth, particles, and other simulations as well, but it's all free. It supports hd, and the resolution can go up to 10,000 * 10,000 which is extreme high quality. It works on every operating system available.
Cons
Not really anything, except really hard to learn, but once you search for videos at http://www.blendervideos.com/ you can find plenty enough of tutorials
Summary
It's a very powerful software for free. I don't like that it's complicated to find certain things for animating things as in fire... I now know, but it took a ton of searching just to find this.
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"I like it, I'm new to Blender and software like it."
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
It's free!
Cons
Don't know the software well enough to know the cons If there are yet
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"Very lightweight, but..."
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
- Lightweight
- Powerfull
- Cool
- FreeCons
- SUCKING HARD
- SUCKING HARD
- SUCKING HARD
- SUCKING HARD
- SUCKING HARD
- BAD INTERFACESummary
it's VERY HARD FOR NEWBIE!
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"Lightweight, yet powerful."
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
Blender is an excessively powerful program in the hands of an experienced user and offers many commercial formats for exportation. Also, it comes with a suite of useful tools such as a simple graphics editor for on the fly texture drawing.
Cons
Blender seems to have some troubles running on Windows (probably DirectX), so I recommend an install of any flavor of Linux using OpenGL. Also, it's not easy to learn, so if you're expecting to jump in and figure it out, good luck.
Summary
All in all, Blender has incredible functionality for leaving such a small data footprint which allows more room for your own creations. I recommend it for anyone who is serious about art and is on a limited budget. If you can't figure it out at first, don't give up... Once you learn the hotkeys and such, it becomes second nature and you can draw high-poly meshes in minutes.
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"YyYyYyYyYyY"
Version: Blender 2.49b
Pros
I wish I knew
Cons
It will not download on windows XP
Summary
Please dowload
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