View Full Version : roBc: please help me out....
robcooper
02-13-2006, 02:29 AM
i am hoping to become a car designer and obviously need practice straight away. I have been drawing for years but now i need the assistance of computers. I want to recreate existing cars from scratch (NOT alter cars or modify them).The examples i have seen have been well over £2k for the package, but i want a very cheap one to start. (preferably one available in UK).
follow this for one of the pricey ones:
www.supercars.net - Art work- sketches.... - about page 13 it is called koenigsegg CCR Project.
please suggest to me some reasonably priced software!
THANKS VERY MUCH
:Exige:
02-13-2006, 05:06 AM
I don't understand what exactly you are looking for. You'll be taught everything you need in university anyway. But if its a CAD package you're looking for, Ive heard good things about AutoSketch R9 http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002TSZ06/qid=1139832455/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/203-4958024-9752708
This is more of an area of expertise for Coventry tho.
You could try Blender (http://www.blender.org), thats free :) It is a 3D modeler not a CAD package however, depends really what you're looking to do.
A decent 3D CAD package is going to be pricey. If you're off to university they may offer a student version of whatever CAD package they use at a reduced price. One package I was looking into for personal use was VariCad (http://www.varicad.com), roughly $499 but has a free download so you can try before you buy.
Other packages off the top of my head are sketchup (http://www.sketchup.com), but Im not sure it would be suited to car design. Again that has a trial version and the full one isnt that expensive. Its more for sketching out ideas quickly rather than final designs.
Also, try a search for Caligari Truespace. Older version have been released into the public domain, not sure if its any good as they are a few years out of date :)
Hope that helps.
ruim20
02-13-2006, 11:06 AM
I use Rhinoceros, you can find it here and see for yourself, works fine for me
www.rhino3d.com i't will cost you 195 if you are a student
robcooper
02-14-2006, 03:17 AM
cheers everyone for all your suggestions!
adamfraser
02-14-2006, 01:12 PM
I would suggest a mix of AutoCAD and 3dsMAX 8, both from Autodesk. Dont know the price of ACAD, but 3ds is the best part of £3500, so it night be slightly out of the price range. Better stat saving up the pennies! ;)
robcooper
02-15-2006, 02:13 AM
cheers adamf. i have actually been looking at Autodesk software and Autosketch R9 looks decent enough
cheers again