Hey guys, I've made the big leap from 2d to 3d, and I have looked at a few glut tuts, and can now draw 3d boxes with textures etc. but I want to go further. I want to learn how to make a 3d image(using free software like blender), then be able to apply read it to the program. The two things I am trying to eventually get to(short, long term goals), are getting down making a small map, and animation of a person in it. Can anyone lead me to some good tutorials? Thanks, Joe

www.spacesimulator.net provides a good explanation of the .3ds file format in my opinion.

I would also recommend buying More OpenGL Game Programming, it has a lot of the stuff your looking at learning. Before getting that book, however, I would recommend studying vertex buffers and vertex buffer objects. Display lists would also be good.

Btw,

Google is your friend!!!

Use it plenty!!!