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Industrial-Meshes.com is a new 3D site devoted to...

Welcome to Industrial-Meshes.com - a new 3D and Digital computer art website containing galleries and forums for enthusiasts of industrial, technical, mechanical and pretty much most made-machinery, be it large or small.

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If you are interested in 3D and Digital artwork, regardless of what application that you use, 3D or 2D, whether you are just an enthusiast, do not produce artwork yourself, or perhaps are even a professional, please feel to join the site - it's free.

In the FAQ on the site is a question - I'm new to this, what is available cheaply?

And their answer

In many environments, there is an old adage of 'you get what you pay for' and while it is also true in this industry, it is also true that Open Source software can provide you with some excellent alternatives without needing to spend a penny...

In regards to a cheap start, we would recommend Blender. Many people (especially from other applications) criticise Blender for its interface, but this is mostly an historic argument and mainly connected with the fact that it is different from other applications.

Today, Blender is an extremely powerful application that goes from strength to strength on every release. If you want a good start in 3D, especially if you don't want to commit a whole load of you hard earned cash to finding out if you even like it, you can't go far wrong with Blender.

Nice one. Apparently there are some Blender tutorials on the site, but I've yet to check them out. I'll do so soon and let you know how I go.