I am writing a C++/Direct X application for architects and home designers. So I am not a game developer but my application has so much to do with 3D Graphics and DirectX that I ended up studying all the game development books and that''s how I found GameDev.net. What I need is a free or low budget 3D modeler that lets me create 3D models of furniture, appliances and so on. One important requirement is that it should provide a way to export the model into X files, the native format for Direct X or some kind of format that I can use to load into my application. The point is that my application will load the model from that file and render it using DirectX 8.1. I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks, Igor

Hey, check out DB Modeler at www.digitalbrilliance.com, I am working on a 3D animator and modeler myself, and the next version will allow drag and drop editing of object. It is a DX 8.1 modeler.

Milkshape is low budget. A quick search on Google will find their site. It can export in a lot of common formats, although I don''t know for sure if .X is one of them.

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quote: Original post by Kylotan
Milkshape is low budget. A quick search on Google will find their site. It can export in a lot of common formats, although I don''t know for sure if .X is one of them.

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Yup, it has a .x-file export plugin. Website: Milkshape