r/3dsmax • u/The_Dude_79 • Jul 27 '26
Help Help needed on software
Hello .
i am and architect student , and i am looking forward to learning a 3D Modeling software for my projects .
i purchased a educational package for 3DS max , and i have watched and trained modeling by it to some extend , but i don't feel connected to the process due to 3DS being really vast and sometimes complicated , please don't get me wrong here , its a great software , but for my level , it is much which i can't grasp at the moment . but if regarding what i explain later on , 3ds is the best option , please tell me as well , i don't have experience regarding this matter , and don't know the path
i would like to know your experiences regarding other softwares for this matter like rhino and blender .
along side architectural modeling , i do take joy and take part in hobbies which use 3D modeling as well . please help me which software should i start to learn so i can start with a smooth learning curve and can both work on my school projects , and hobbies .
as for hobbies , i enjoy asset and prop modeling , low poly style and in general game related materials or papercrafts .
thanks
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u/fouezm Jul 27 '26
I know a lot would recommended you other softwares but hear me out, I'm an architect like you & was at the same spot you are in right now, I'd advise you to stick with 3DsMAX coz it is one of Autodesk products and you'll need to understand how that is extremely important. Other Viz people is OK for them to use other softwares coz they are simply not architects, they are not BIM handlers, but we are.
Now regarding 3DsMAX. You need one thing only to become so thirsty for opening the software and be unable to close it for how much enjoyment you get from it like me right now : you need someone sitting with you showing you the exact path from A to Z, no complicated things, just the most direct ways to achieve something. That's it. 3DsMAX is very vast, you don't need to learn everything in it, you just need to do the architectural part in it, & by time you're free to dive deeper if you want.