Post by odyssey » Sun Feb 08, 2004 3:36 pm

whackazog wrote: I'd like to know what applications this program is designed to handle, .... Perhaps its just a hobby item for geeks to play with and communicate about. Other then that, It seems pretty useless.

whackazog wrote: Perhaps its just a hobby item for geeks to play with and communicate about. Other then that, It seems pretty useless.

whackazog, welcome to the forum.Firstly, I have to point out that Blender is a tool, it doesn't do everything but it does a lot. Simply, and in its most basic form, it is an app for building 3D constructs. Your only limitation is the expanse of your imagaination.Apart from being just a 3D modeller, it's also a content creator and compiler (for want of a better word) for game development; but the end result doesn't have to be a game, it could just as easily be an interactive presentation (see the PowerPoint plugin docs).Perhaps you need to see how the business world is making use of Blender ? Myself, as well as my own multimedia business I also have a 9 to 5 working for a large oil and gas exploration firm. Blender is the choice 3D app for creating subsurface topography, modelling and animating fluid migration, whipstock and horizontal drilling plays, architectural walkthoughs for existing and concept facilities. Heck, we've even created offshore rigs and support vessels to animate our ventures for Investors, Public Relations and media.Such a statement tells us you have very limited exposure to both the real and virtual world. An item is only rendered useless if it is failed by the imagination of its User.First try using it, and when you run into difficulty, you'd be awed by the support, even from those of us you've flamed.~Ciao !