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6 Oct 2024 01:55:03 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Colony ship  
From: Stephen
Date: 27 Jan 2016 15:13:23
Message: <56a924e3$1@news.povray.org>
On 1/27/2016 7:55 PM, Sven Littkowski wrote:
> I even have Blender installed. But I don't get the beginning
> understanding. I find it in general too difficult, to learn to use
> WYSIWYG editors.

I remember that you have mentioned that before.

> I code all my scenes by hand, and out of my head. Much
> easier.

Not for me it's not. :(

> SketchUp is kinda more like drawing and then making it 3D. But I
> will try again with Blender.
>
Don't do it just because I suggest it. I'm concerned that unless you 
become more than competent in UV mapping. Texturing a ginormous mesh 
will be very hard.
Do you know about inkscape? Blender can take a 2D drawing done in 
inkscape and extend it in the third dimension. I mean that it can take a 
plan drawing and grow it upwards.
https://inkscape.org/en/

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Regards
     Stephen


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