Proofreading modelling tutorial Created 18 years ago2006-02-27 21:28:37 UTC by Captain P

Recently I've been writing a tutorial about modelling with Milkshape. It's the first in a small serie I've planned.
This part covers the basic functionality of Milkshape - how to create shapes and simple objects, how to manually create faces, grouping and duplicating, some selection tricks.

At the moment, the article is quite long and could use some more images, probably. I'd like to know where I should simplify the article and where more explanation is necessary (the intention is that someone without modelling experience should be able to understand this article).

Please, let me know what should be changed. Thanks beforehand!

Here's the link: Modelling with Milkshape 3D.

OOh, looks very user friendly. Well done indeed. One question: Does Milkshape cost money? If so, do you know how much it is American?

U are now one of my gods Captain P (FYI: First one one related to porn).

I've been looking to get into modelling and this will help a lot.

A gave it a quick read-through, and I detect no spelling or grammar issues.

However, you might consider differentiating text that denotes keyboard keys, by capitalizing them or something.

Same with menu bars/buttons/commands--use italics or something.

These are really just style choices really, so whatever...

Looks really nice so far =)

Oh, and the all-time important question:

Is it Modelling or Modeling

Good to see the article is helpfull. Did any of you try out Milkshape while reading it? If so, any problems encountered that I should've covered?
And are there any requests for example models you'd like to be able to download? I will provide a few example models but haven't decided the how and what exactly yet.

@Rowleybob: Good idea about the highlighting shortkeys, rowley. I've been highlighting the shortkeys now and added a title tag to them so a simple mouseover will quickly reveal their purpose. Looks better now?

And I think both modeling and modelling can be (are) used, though I prefer the latter.

@Xyos212: Milkshape isn't free. There's a 30 day trial, the full version costs 25 dollar, or 25 euro, whatever fits you best. Personally I found it well worth the money.

There are ways around such payments.

such as!!!

I know, but I didn't do that. At some time you decide legal is better anyway (it is some form of support to the developers, and since I'm into programming I know a little about the work that went into this).

Anyway, anyone got further comments about the article?

I know about the ways to get around paying,Urbanella. Certain things you should pay for like HL2 for example. It gives support for Half-life 3, and updates, etc. I probably will get Milkshake free cuz all my money and loans go to my car and college but if I wasnt in college I would pay for it (probably)

I got a comment from pepper who said that a tutorial-shape would probably be better to introduce people to Milkshape. Would you like to see a step-by-step guide that shows you how to create a model rather than an article like this, or is the article form fine as it is?

I'd like to hear some more opinions on this.

Yes, I agree for a newcomer, it would be easier the way Pepper said.

Keep the sections you have as introductions, followed by the step-by-step instructions perhaps.