http://www.wings3d.com/ Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang.

thangalin · on Dec 11, 2013

Not really comparable to Blender: Wings3D cannot animate. Part of Blender's draw (pardon the pun) is its physics engine and animation suite. I cannot say for certain, but I suspect Blender's Cycles Rendering Engine is vastly superior to Wings' renderer.

angersock · on Dec 11, 2013

Wings has a barely functional GL renderer.

However, for making static meshes quickly, and for doing UV mapping without wanting to stab yourself in the face, you can't beat it.

Blender:GIMP::Wings::Paint.NET

It doesn't do everything, but what it does do it is great at. Blender is just too baroque--much like the GIMP.

windsurfer · on Dec 11, 2013

We were discussing 3d modellers, and in that area, Wings3D is excellent. It only does a small set of things, but it does them very, very well. You can then import those models and UV maps into blender easily.

gngeal · on Dec 11, 2013

"Super simple interface, and it's even written in Erlang."

Meaning that you probably still can't read email in it, but it can already do conference calls. ;)

gnarbarian · on Dec 13, 2013

I absolutely love wings3d. It's the only 3d modeling app I've been able to create really cool shit with. I just love the vertex, line, polygon, polyhedron operations. It really lets you just kinda sculpt stuff and perform mathematical transformations effortlessly.