Good modelling programs?

look at the 2d and 3d programs sticky on this board, it lists programs by price, so you can get ones for free or $50 or $100 etc.

For 3D Modeling I'd go with Blender @ www.blender3d.org it's a really great program, and the best part is that it won't empty your wallet at all, it's Open Source! The only thing wrong with it is it's interface is rather confusing at first.

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I forgot to mentione, that i want to model weapons characters and other kind of things...

I have used Milkshape for a while but it got jammed... and expires in a minute...

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Perhaps GMax would be useful?

I wouldn't use GMAX, if you want to export your work to different formats. It is more a game-specific modeler.

As mentioned, Blender is open source. It seems to have a bunch of functionality, but it is extremely counter-intuitive at first. I believe it used to be a commercial product, so it's pretty good. I'd check it out.

Good luck!

I would recommend 3ds max 7, it's expensive but
it's worth the money!

if all you want is a modeler, check out silo3d.

You could try Caligari's GameSpace. There is a free version called GameSpace lite that has a poly limit, but if you want to buy it, it is only about 250 USD. It's a great program that I've used to do all my game's graphics, and it supports dozens of different game engine formats, and has a level editor, UV editor, etc. One tool to do almost all major game-modelling tasks.

Blender is another good one, and it is totally free. I do hate it's interface though - it seems more of a tech tool than an art tool to me.

3DMax is my favorite high-end program, as it has a huge community behind it and plugins to solve just about every problem. It will be some major cash though.

If you want to try Blender, my sig below contains my tutorial for users who are completely new to Blender and want to make game models.

3dsMax is worth every penny, but if you want to spend the extra time (instead of extra cash ^^) to learn anything else, then I'd recommend Blender. Milkshape is not quite as powerful as either, but is a very nice -smaller- modelling package. And, it's only $25. XD

Q.E.D.