Depends where you want to work later. Lots of Arch-Viz people use Sketchup because its fast.
If you aim for games you could start with it too to get a sense of the technical stuff. But getting a poly modelling tool like 3dsmax, modo or maya will give you an indepth look.
hawken: i agree not for modelling purposes, but I could see it being used in gaming like sketchup sometimes is, for fast block in or creating a base for paintovers.
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http://www.123dapp.com/
edit: at 417 meg its fairly beefy.. hoping for something reasonably substantial here.. still downloading
yessssssss. One that paints colors too!
http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax
Pretty simple, reminds me of SketchUp.
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Possibly something for beginners to get their head around 3D creation?
Actually, filling an ever increasing niche.
Read about this on ponoko a while back. Shapeways and ponoko need all the new orders we can give 'em!
If you aim for games you could start with it too to get a sense of the technical stuff. But getting a poly modelling tool like 3dsmax, modo or maya will give you an indepth look.
also max 2009 cant import the exported .dwgs