Solar System Part 2: 3D Modelling with Anim8or - Adding Texture Maps on 3D Objects

Solar System 3D Modelling Part TWO:
Adding Texture Maps to your 3D Objects using Anim8or

Learn basic 3D Modelling with this Anim8or Tutorial. Download Steve Glanville's Anim8or for FREE at https://anim8or.com/

By collecting image maps of the planets, we can apply them to our model and make it look more convincing. Anim8or is the program of choice due to it's simplicity and low low cost of free.

Part ONE showed you how to create the original models to scale, and can be found here:
   • Solar System Part 1: 3D Modelling wit...  

Part THREE will model Saturn's Rings and apply a texture
   • Solar System Part 3: 3D Modelling wit...  

WHY ANIM8OR?
1. It's an incredibly small (3.7Mb) and simple WINDOWS program to download and learn!
2. It DOESN'T have to be installed - it runs just by double clicking the executable!
3. It's remarkably robust! It incorporates a variety of modelling, texture mapping, rigging and animation tools, and it outputs to a variety of graphic formats!
4. You don't need a supercomputer to run it! It's light, lean and fast!

If you're ready for the deep dive, Blender is still the gold standard, to be sure - but Anim8or is a great learning tool for classrooms and novices who want to find out what 3D modelling and animation is all about!