Posted September 12, 201212 yr Greetings! Is there a 2D program available that allows for the creation of Lego minifigures, and posing of them like this: I'm looking for something that allows for stretched limbs, spread legs, bent knees, etc. Thanks!
September 12, 201212 yr I'm no expert at any of this, but maybe downloading a 3D program, making a minifigure model, and posing it might help. Might be how LEGO does those 3D animations on their homepage.. -Sci
September 13, 201212 yr Author I'm no expert at any of this, but maybe downloading a 3D program, making a minifigure model, and posing it might help. Might be how LEGO does those 3D animations on their homepage.. -Sci I guess that's what I'm looking for; recommendations on what 3D program to use.
September 15, 201212 yr Blender is free, but I have heard that the UI is horrible. You could try Google Sketchup, but that program is very limited from what I can tell. 3DS Max may be your best bet, but it costs a lot of money if you can't get it on a student license. There's others, but those are the three that I've tried out.
September 15, 201212 yr 3DS Max may be your best bet, but it costs a lot of money if you can't get it on a student license. That's what torrents are for.
September 17, 201212 yr The latest version of Blender is excellent and the interface is easy even for beginners.
September 19, 201212 yr Has anyone posted "minifig" models anywhere though? HJMediaStudios, the guy behind the Space Marines project on CUUSOO, released his Blender minfig model here. I haven't tried it myself since I have my own version, but it looks like it should suit what you're looking for perfectly.
September 20, 201212 yr HJMediaStudios, the guy behind the Space Marines project on CUUSOO, released his Blender minfig model here. I haven't tried it myself since I have my own version, but it looks like it should suit what you're looking for perfectly. awesome!
September 24, 201212 yr Blender is free, but I have heard that the UI is horrible. You could try Google Sketchup, but that program is very limited from what I can tell. 3DS Max may be your best bet, but it costs a lot of money if you can't get it on a student license. There's others, but those are the three that I've tried out. The common objection of Blender's "horrible interface" is largely from the old 2.4x Blender releases. The newer 2.6 builds have a far more intuitive interface, and it's capable of anything that a non-free program is. That's what torrents are for. As a programmer... NO!!!
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