Hello from the new kid on the block

[sparx macgyver]

Well, I'm new. I'll be honest. Past week, I've been fooking around in PDN and following som tutorials, just getting a feel for it.Most excellant program, I have to say. Now, something I was wondering was this:

Is it possible to make 3d ships in PDN? I'm thinking along the lines of Star Trek.

I have several skin's/meshe's, but wasnt sure if any of that could be used in the program.

I searched, but didn't see anything, so if I missed a previous topic like this, I appologise.

[BoltBait]

Making the textures for a 3D model shouldn't be a problem in Paint.NET, however, it is not a 3D modeling software.

Perhaps, you should try something like Google's SketchUp.

[sparx macgyver]

Yeah, I tried that program, but decided to float away from it for a bit. Thanks anyway.

[Lance McKnight]

You could also check out a couple of art work posted here using Shape 3D..Yellowman's Gallery and Goonfella's gallery. They have pulled it off somehow.

[sparx macgyver]

Thanks, I checked them out. Nice stuff. I think I'll hold off on the ships at least for now. I wanna get more aquainted wiht the program, and get better at it. then I'll tackle what I was aiming to do (or at least picturing in my head).

[RHoward]

If you want to make something that looks 3d-ish, there are 2 options I can think of-

1. If you can afford the $5000+ price tag, buy Autodesk Inventor 11. Similar line and drawing features to PDN, plus stuff can be rendered and rotated in 3d.

2. Draw something on paper then scan it in. Or make it from scratch in PDN (annoyingly long process if you're completley new to the program).

[Simon Brown]

If you're a newbie to 3D modelling, try Anim8or [sic]. Alternatively, is a more advanced program.