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Hit the 'make baseball bat' button towards the bottom left of the anim8or window. Don't think the make human button will be out until next version

And I'm also afraid Ben Cole's statements are a prime example of a series of  'non sequitur',  designed to bamboozle an audience but in no way represent a logical nor progressive argument.

Just because my opinion is different from the general community's doesn't mean I am trying to... "bamboozle" you guys. Like I said in my first post here, I am simply trying to make sure the guy who started this thread gets the best answer to his question. I would say trying to dismiss someone's entire argument as a "bamboozle" is the real bamboozle here. Cool word.

If you are trying to imply I have not used anim8or to it's full potential so I can't talk, I would completely disagree. I was an active member of the community here over half a decade ago and used this program exclusively for years with many different builds before I even touched another application.

I have scoped around the CGtalk forums for a Loooong time now, and I know the quality of work produced there, in my mind, if one says 'professional 3d modeler', i have to think about that forum.

I thought it was obvious this is what I meant when I say 'professional' , ha

Guys, guys guys... The statements I disagreed with were the ones saying anim8or or any part of anim8or was competitive in one way or another to a professional app. That is ridiculous, and I pointed that out. Any other points about who uses anim8or along side a pro app like this mean nothing. I am sure there are people who do, that's their call.

I hope that clears some things up. I'm not bashing anim8or, it is BETTER than for what it is intended for, it is the program that got me into 3d in the first place. I just need to make sure you guys don't actually think it is competitive with professional apps and that professionals use it for commercial projects. That's all.



Disclaimer: The above statements contain actual opinions and represent actual logical or progressive arguments. They in no way intend to bamboozle the general public. And lol @ headwax.

Animator has, in my opinion, one of the best vertex modelling engines of any 3D animation package, and puts many professional packages to shame.  In fact, many animators who work with Maya, 3DS Max, Carrara etc. create their wireframes in Animator and export them, myself included.

I just wanted to point out that this statement is completely false, not to be mean, but to make sure the person asking the question gets a good answer.

Anim8or is a great beginner application, undoubtedly, but it simply can't be compared to any of the professional applications out there.

To say that many, or even ANY, professional animators use anim8or in their workflow is a complete joke.

Anim8or helped me start in 3D and now my main app is 3ds max. I still open anim8or from time to time for the fun of it, but have found it very clunky and slow to work with in comparison.

To answer your question if anim8or is "too primitive" I would say no. It's perfect for it's intention - being a great, free, beginner app to get people interested and participating in this form of art. It's intention is not to be a professional application found in studios so there really isn't any reason to compare it to the apps that are... yet.

If you have the money, get 3dsmax or maya (I use 3ds max heavily....    http://bencole3d.co.cc). If not, get anim8or or blender. Blender is pretty much as powerful as any application out there but has a very steep learning curve. Whichever way you take it is going to require a lot of effort on your part so keep that in mind

Looks pretty good keep it up

That is the best character modeling and animation i have seen come out of anim8or in a while.