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What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:26 pm
by Jimustanguitar
Hey guys! I've been into "traditional" CAD for a while now. I originally learned to draw with AutoDesk Inventor (about 15 years ago) and have since gotten into DesignSpark Mechanical. I'm interested in learning about organic modeling and abstract shapes, and am not sure where to begin. I've got MeshMixer to start with, and will be watching the tutorials this week while I'm away on business (i.e. can't print).
Am I starting with the right software, or is there another (free) organic modeler that I should learn about instead?
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:13 am
by bubbasnow
blender
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:53 am
by Renha
With sinuses and cosinuses, hull and minkovski - in OpenSCAD you could model everyting you want
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:31 pm
by mhackney
RhinoCAD. It's NURBS based model is great for organic shapes.
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:58 am
by craftymethod
What about 123D Design? Im nw to learning about this stuff.
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:40 am
by Jimustanguitar
I know that my brain doesn't work the way that OpenSCAD does, so that's off the list for me.
How' the learning curve on Blender and Rhino? You know, I want instant gratification.
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:40 pm
by Batteau62
I found this modeler the other day.
http://stephaneginier.com/
It's fairly simple and similar to "Sculptress" I like the UI better. You can use it solely on the web or load a stand alone version. Might be useful to get started with organic modelling.
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:36 pm
by schlrobe
In our Lab (ivl.imnh.isu.edu) we use ZBrush. Mudbox does a good job too. We tried Blender for a while, but it's just not quite where we need it to be for our purposes...
Re: What do you use for organic modeling?
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:57 pm
by Captain Starfish
Blender's good but hello yet another learning curve.
I like Sculptris for being able to push and shove a mesh around. Haven't tried printing anything out of it yet though.