Alternatives to Blender

[JAW959]

So I honestly can't stand screwing around with blender, I hate the interface and having to screw with python, does anybody know any other good free programs like blender with .nif capabilities?

[SickleYield]

3ds Max and Maya are both supported by NIF script versions. They're not free, of course. That's Blender's major advantage vs. other full 3d suites.

[theRoadstroker]

Gmax is free

 

Gmax is pretty much the old 3Ds Max but without the render engine & other useful stuff.

Not sure how good it is to handle Nif tools but:

 

What you can do is - you can do all the modelling work in Max and once you're done , you could just export (or Import) it to blender and then just use the nif tools in blender to make it in to Oblivion.

 

You can download Gmax here:

 

http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax

[LHammonds]

  On 4/16/2010 at 8:35 PM, JAW959 said:

I hate the (Blender) interface

You might want to give Blender another try after they release the next version which includes an overhaul of the interface.

 

  On 4/16/2010 at 8:35 PM, JAW959 said:

and having to screw with python

There should be no "screwing" with Python. Have you tried downloading one of the Blender packages I have uploaded at TESNexus and followed my step-by-step install instructions?

 

  On 4/16/2010 at 8:35 PM, JAW959 said:

good free programs like blender

Nope, it is kind of an anomaly. Although I do have a few free 3D modeling programs uploaded right here on TESNexus....GMAX, Milkshape 3D and ModTool.

 

 

  On 4/16/2010 at 8:35 PM, JAW959 said:

with .nif capabilities?

Nope. Blender, 3dsmax and Maya I think are the only ones.

 

LHammonds