vehicle modeling

[luigificarelli]

hello to everyone, thank you for reading me and for all advice you will send me.
I am a fairly experienced user of autocad, with some reminescence of catia v5, used in thesis. I need to find a software of "easy" used for modeling cars, motor vehicles, industrial and agricultural vehicles, which, at the end of the modeling, will be included in a software for the cinematic and dynamic simulation of terrestrial vehicles on the road.
the starting point should be from photos or drawings of the 6 projections on the plane of the vehicle to be modeled (front and rear, side, upper and lower).
in some forums the blender software is recommended (which is also free). What do you think? have other proposals? Moreover, someone can recommend me a guide or notes in pdf for how to begin work and carry it to term (always on modeling).
thank you very much to all
he's doing it.

 

[Matteo]

depends on the degree of detail: If you have enough representations, you could use google sketchup. blender is great and very powerful, but I think it's even harder. there would also be more "mechanical" possibilities: Consider that as a student you can access different cad solutions at symbolic prices.

 

[luigificarelli]

Hello, matteo, thank you for the answer... you were very kind.
to tell the truth I am no longer a student, I have finished for 5 years and for this I am somewhat rusty with 3d madellation. However it is not the problem of the cost of the software but the choice of the most appropriate one, and I am really disoriented. at the time of the thesis I made as a step with the solid works and with the casket, but I think they are too powerful and sophisticated for the work you need to do.
to give you an idea of the models I have to create and then I have to import into virtual-crash software, I ask you to visit the link of the program that I bring you back: http://www.vcrash.com/page.php?lang=7&id=1Thanks again...

 

[Matteo]

also according to me swx or catia go a little beyond the needs of your case, you could also evaluate moi (http://moi3d.com/) an alternative software to rhino (by the way, even rhino would be suitable).
still put in the fore a few weeks of apprenticeship!