Comment Re:Bitching about Blender's interface never gets o (Score 1) 296
Thanks for the book recommendation, I'll have to check it out.
I started using Blender as my first major 3d modeler so I was learning from scratch. While the UI can be daunting even for a person who's never done much modeling, once you learn it, it really is fast and just plan nice. Same with vi. The first time I used vi I had to reboot my computer because I didn't know how to exit it and I was in a basic CLI. However, I put some effort into it and learned the basics like saving and inserting text. Now it is my editor of choice. When I'm coding I have a difficult time using basic editors because I can't more around as fast and generally have to take my hands off the keyboard just to do a simple word replace. It's extremely painful to use Notepad++ or gedit.
I am extremely happy with the way Blender works. I am not a pro at modeling but I can do a decent job. Making Blender easier to operate would be helpful but not necessary.
I started using Blender as my first major 3d modeler so I was learning from scratch. While the UI can be daunting even for a person who's never done much modeling, once you learn it, it really is fast and just plan nice. Same with vi. The first time I used vi I had to reboot my computer because I didn't know how to exit it and I was in a basic CLI. However, I put some effort into it and learned the basics like saving and inserting text. Now it is my editor of choice. When I'm coding I have a difficult time using basic editors because I can't more around as fast and generally have to take my hands off the keyboard just to do a simple word replace. It's extremely painful to use Notepad++ or gedit.
I am extremely happy with the way Blender works. I am not a pro at modeling but I can do a decent job. Making Blender easier to operate would be helpful but not necessary.
