what for a programm use u

[zabuza2k]

Hey guys we are here a ^^ a good community and i will not send ever a guy pm with the question what for a prog use u to help me so u can poste u progs here

im starting ^^

im use 3ds max and photoshop

[TryForce]

Lightwave & Photoshop = The eternal super Package of Ultimate CG quality in the heavenly rise of Cggods!

[Marcus Dublin]

My weapons of choice are:

3ds max 8/9
Zbrush 3.1
Mudbox
Silo
Maya 8.5 “total noob” :(
Photoshop CS2

[ShadyD]

There are only a handfull of common 3D programs used on these here forums.
Lightwave, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Mudbox, Zbrush, Silo
are the ones that come to mind immediately.
As for textures, 9 of the 10 use photoshop.. the rest uses MS Paint :P.

I use
3D Studio Max and Photoshop and Mudbox.

[zabuza2k]

3d max ftw ^^

[Gavin]

Weapons O' Choice-
Max
ZBrush
Photoshop
XSI
+3 Mace

[TryForce]

Zmodler , Movenow , Microsoft Paint - simply the best package *rolling on the floor laughing out loud / roflol*

[Enma]

Maya 8.5
Photoshop cs2
Zbrush 3

[East]

Regularly
Luxology Modo
Nevercenter Silo
Pixologic ZBrush
Adobe Photoshop
xNormal

Occasionally
Autodesk Maya
Maxon BodyPaint

[cookepuss]

Regularly...

Maxon Cinema 4D Studio r10.5 - My primary CG app (Gotten so kick@$$ these past couple of versions.)
Maxon BodyPaint3D
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Pixologic ZBrush
xNormal
Adobe Premiere & After Effects (for vid editing & compositing)

Occasionally...

Nevercenter Silo v2 (mostly for quick pelting & mid-level sculpting)

[Mogster]

photoshop
silo 2
ultimate unwrap
and some others..

[shadowbreeze]

Max 8/9
PS CS2
Z Brush 3.1
XNormal
FX shader (demo)
Unreal Engine, Doom engine
Painter X
road Kill (sometimes)
motion Builder( learning )
Combustion
Mudbox sometimes
plus a couple more plugins

[zachlantow]

Maya 8.5 x64
Xnormal x64
Photoshop CS2
Unfold 3D Magic
3ds Max 9 x64
Corel Painter 9
Mudbox
Bodypaint 3D
Modo 301

Can't think of any more that I use on a daily basis :thumb:

[Pezzz]

How are silo and XSI? I'd like to mess around with those....

[Yung]

Maya 2008 !
Max
Zbrush
Photoshop

wee1

[ThatDon]

My armaments of choice

Maya 8.5 / 2008
Mudbox
Zbrush 3
Photopoop CS2
Headus UV Layout
Crazybump

and my greatest weapon combo of all

Firefox with +8 Google REF

[Chasarsis]

Weapon loadout:

3dsmax
Mudbox
Zbrush 3.1
Xnormal
Maya 8.5
Photoshop CS3

[cookepuss]

How are silo and XSI? I'd like to mess around with those....

Can't vouch for XSI, but Silo's pretty good.

PRO:
- Brush/image-based sculpting tools
- Customizable GUI
- Interactive LCSM pelt mapper
- Pretty strong modeling tools
- Retopologizing brush tool
- Normal & Displacement Map export

CONS:
- Still some bugs in the v2.0 version because the core was totally re-written for v2. Expecting a major bug fix release soon enough.
- Poly limit dictated by total installed RAM (ie. 2GB RAM = 2mil polys). That limits sculpts to medium detail levels (as far as sculpts go)
- Documentation limited to a Wiki

RATING
B (B+/A- when Nevercenter irons out the bugs)

OVERALL:
Obviously, it's a modeler only. Feature for feature, it can't keep up with the likes of Modo. However, it's still only about 1/6th the price. For $159 you can't go wrong. The price:feature ratio is good. If Silo cost $900 like Modo then the rating would shoot down to a C, but for $159... Excellent bargain.

NOTE
I know that some people buy stuff and sell it off if they're unhappy with it or just need the money. I suggest you try out the Silo demo before making the decision to invest $159. Since Silo v2 is a download delivered app, protected only by a username/serial scheme, Silo v2 licenses are not transferable. The usual "caveat emptor" disclaimer applies. IOW, you buy it, you're stuck with it. Just a head's up.

[Vikkie]

I think Silo is a great tool for it's price, the retopology brush tool is very useful, the interface is highly customizable, the modeling tools arsenal is great.

But with the new Silo release, I can't import my .obj files :(

[BuroKun]

what do I use?....

3ds Max 9
CS3
Deep UV
Painter IX

have a trial of Zbrush 3.1

[cookepuss]

But with the new Silo release, I can't import my .obj files :(

Works fine on my end. Could be a scale issue. It may actually be loaded, but too small or too large to see.

[auctane]

Regularly:
Modo
Photoshop w/ imagesynth plug
CrazyBump
Lightroom
I also usually have ConTEXT running for various reasons...

Sometimes:
Lightwave

Not any more:
Mudbox

[Frozan]

Maya 8.5 / 2008
Mudbox
Zbrush 3
Photopoop CS3
Crazybump

[Lamont]

+1 for ConTEXT!!


Lightwave 9.3
Maya
Photoshop
Mudbox
ZBrush (trying to get back into it)

[BuroKun]

Photopoop CS3

that sounds fun to work with O.o

[Saker]

3D S Max 7
PhotoShop CS
ZBrush 3.1 ( Beginner)
&&

[East]

- Retopologizing brush too
This one seriously kicks ZBrush 3's butt. I did some tests and with Silo 2 and I managed to do the same thing as in ZBrush, but in half the time. Don't think I could live without it.

However, it's still only about 1/6th the price. For $159 you can't go wrong
Agreed. I was lucky enough to get Silo 1.4 with a free Silo 2 upgrade for $109 back when it was still in beta. Best $109 I ever spent.

[cookepuss]

Agreed. I was lucky enough to get Silo 1.4 with a free Silo 2 upgrade for $109 back when it was still in beta. Best $109 I ever spent.
Yeah. I'm a cheapskate. I saw the "buy now & get the upgrade free" promo and lunged for it. Didn't regret it. $109 well spent. I originally hate Silo when I had to review v1.00. It was the most unstable pile of 1s & 0s ever. The program has come a long way since.

I do 95% of my modeling work in C4D since it's still faster and more robust. However, whenever I need to do quickie retopologizing, sculpting, or UV unwrapping... Silo. I used to have the habit of using Wings3D's AutoUV to pelt, but Silo's method is much quicker and prettier since its more interactive.

[clueme]

hmm

3ds max 2008
zbrush 3.1
photoshop 7

[Vikkie]

Works fine on my end. Could be a scale issue. It may actually be loaded, but too small or too large to see.

Thank you! I think that solves my problem :D nut a week ago or so looking around the Silo forums for a solution, I saw a few guys with worse problems with the .obj. I also read that they'll fix it with the next release.

I haven't used Silo's uvw tools, I'll have to look into it since I suck at uvw mapping, maybe Silo will be my saviour :D

[Vikkie]

cookepuss - I just tried the uvw tools in the Silo 2 demo...I'm buying this asap!

the tools I use:

3D studio Max 7 (9 at school)
Zbrush 3.1
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (CS3 at school)
Adobe After Effects 6.5 (CS3 at school)
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 (CS3 at school)

Freehand MXa (I hate Freehand, need illustrator soon)

and soon, Silo :D

[Deto]

tools:

3D Studio MAX 8/9
Photoshop CS2/3
Mudbox/Zbrush
Maya (accidently)

[MM]

Maya 7.0
Mudbox 1.0.7
Topogun 1.2 Beta
Photoshop CS2
xNormal 3.12 Beta
zbrushh 3.1 (presentation/rendering only)

[Dario]

only corel painter x - i started with painter 7 and never felt any need for something else.

:o

[YdoUwant2know]

3ds Max 7-9 (mostly 9 but once and a while have to use the older stuff)
Photo shop CS2

Combustion (digital compositing)
PFtrack (more compositing)
Adobe premier pro (video editing)

learning:

zbrush
Mudbox
Maya (have modeling down, just need to figure out texturing and rigging)

[KamuiTenshi]

my arsenal includes:
Maya 8-8.5
Photoshop
3d Studio Max (used to use this frequently until i started school)
Z Brush 2 (just starting)

[QuikBE]

maya 8.5
photoshop cs2
painter 10
zbrush 3.1

[bb0x]

Maxon C4D
Maxon Bodypaint
Adobe Photoshop
Skymatter Mudbox
xNormal

learning
Maya

[miezis]

main apps that i use [know a lot more though :P]
3ds max 9
Photoshop cs2
Zbrush 3

[cookepuss]

main apps that i use [know a lot more though :P]

Know exactly how you feel. If I listed every program I know (well enough to earn cash using) I'd be here all day typing. :) All of that CG app experience builds up over time, 18 years worth in my case. Even we ended up using is 2 or 3 programs daily, we'd all look mighty impressive on paper. Probably more than we deserve. :p