Which 3D Modelling Software?

samuelbennett · Post by **samuelbennett** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:51 pm

may 2p worth but in reading about the world eidtor in the railtimes it looks like that krs may have a inbuilt editor so you could in theroy model a building inside it as it where not sure about rolling stock and locomotives but it might be part of it

Arpster · Post by **Arpster** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:36 pm

Has anyone ever tried SketchUp? It's now owned by Google, but the full original version is only about 300 US Dollars and can export 3DS, DWG, DXF, OBJ, XSI, FBX or WRL. Would that be any use? I'm sure someone could write a plug-in to export to whichever crazy format Kuju decides to use.

peterholton · Post by **peterholton** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:26 pm

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... &&start=15

Peter

Arpster · Post by **Arpster** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:29 pm

Ah, I didn't search on the MSTS forums. I see it's been discussed already. I use SketchUp in my daily work, linking it with mapping data from a GIS, and it's a great tool for creating textured buildings and the like. I'm not sure how you'd go about creating complex models such as locos however - it's functionality for curved surfaces seems to be rather limited.