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Maybe it''ll finally get a decent interface. With this, someone should fork off several open source modeling projects and integrate their best features: the Blender backend and functionality with I3D/K3D''s good looks and accessibility. Throw in some decent free documentation and Milkshape will finally have a contender in the budget sector.

Blender has an excellent interface, I think.
It''s meant for speed....it''s not a ''window'' cookie-cutter interface, like most apps are

quote: Original post by Wolfmanyoda
Blender has an excellent interface, I think.
It''s meant for speed....it''s not a ''window'' cookie-cutter interface, like most apps are

Speed? Sure, maybe, when you''ve been using it for 2 years...

I personally like the interface the way it is. With the exception of having to memorize dozens of key combinations it''s about complete.

There has never been a 3D modelling application with an interface that smoothly co-opts the Windows GUI model. In part, this is because so many modellers started as UNIX applications ("look and feel? you mean, like a braille reader?"), and in part it''s because 3D is more than Windows was built to work with. Consider for a moment the complexity inherent in working with a 3D scene on a 2D monitor.

You want pain? SoftImage. *shudder*