I bought 3ds max today and want to create a model for Halo. Only problem is I'm not sure what I should model. Got any ideas?
Edited by XboxHavic on May 23, 2011 at 07:15 PM

an office chair for my civilians

sure ok.

You brought a program which cost a LOT of money even though you dont know how to use it... tbh i doubt you brought it.

Nobody here has bought 3ds max.

He never said that he did not know how to use 3ds max, he asked what he should model.

I dunno, maybe some differently-shaped covenant storage containers. The 3 that exist now are boring.

or a portable radio of some kind that you can carry or find on a marine. Or a Weapons cabinet.

Yeah, that's great. A field-Ops marine with a radio set.

hey guys, im having a big problem with my 3ds max. when i go to create the leg for the office chair im making, i create a rectangle. then go to the edit tab and click the drop down for the modifier list, but when i do that my 3ds max crashes. please help.

Edited by XboxHavic on May 23, 2011 at 07:17 PM

Whoa... don't know why that would happen. Autodesk support forums?

yea just went there now. Turns out i had to rename a certain file to work with my 64-bit pc
Edited by XboxHavic on May 24, 2011 at 01:35 AM

gj blowing a grand on an industry grade professional program you dont know what to do with when other free programs are just as capable

model a br. no ones ever made one before. ever.

I've got specs for a grunt food-nipple if you want to model that.

Make that dino grunt from the HUD Rant thread in the hud pic of fred the spartan.

i wouldn't call it "blowing a grand" when my goal is to get a job as a professional 3d modeler. also they give out free copy's for students.


Edited by XboxHavic on May 25, 2011 at 04:24 PM

he's obviously not a student if he "bought" it as he said

if you spend a thousand dollars on something without first learning the basics of 3D modeling in other free programs and not going to school to learn how to use said program and doing this as a hobby (which would more than likely be the case here) and only modding halo when there are other free alternatives for halo modding, then yeah, you're blowing a grand

hey let's clear this up right now then

havic do you know how to model

It does not say that anywhere.

yes i do. infact im still modeling the office chair that spiral wanted right now.

so far i have 1 wheel with the leg attached, and the hydrolic leg that holds up the chair that allows you to move it up and down. next i plan to duplicate the leg and wheel 4 times and place it around the leg

like this chair



pic of the model



yes i know its pretty crappy right now but im not even half-way done with it.
Edited by XboxHavic on May 26, 2011 at 07:36 AM

it's a start,goodluck with your new 3ds :)