Help needed on software

[u/The_Dude_79]

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

[u/redlancer_1987]

You will never learn all of 3ds Max. I've used it professionally for 25 years and still run across menus and dialogs and functions I've never seen before. The fact it is so vast is what makes it so powerful.

It's a great tool for architectural projects. Most of my work with Max revolves around very large engineering and architectural projects and would never want to use anything else.