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3D Modelling and animation applications

Blender

"Blender, the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback.""

• Homepage: http://www.blender.org/
• Community: http://www.blender3d.org/
• License: GNU-GPL
• Operating system: "Available for Windows, Linux, Irix, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD or Mac OS X."

Wings 3D

Wings 3D is a polygon mesh modeler inspired by Nendo from Izware. Wings real strength is in modeling." But texturing&co is under heavy construction.

• Homepage: http://www.wings3d.com
• License: BSD-style license: read license.terms
• Operating system: Linux, Windows, Mac
• Plugins
  • See Links:Converters for Vegastrike XMESH Plugin.

POV-Ray

POV-Ray (Persistence of Vision Raytracer) is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports. With its unique scripting approach and through a large base of available texture, pigment, and material functions there are almost unlimited possibilities to creating any kind of graphics.

A terragen clone for POV-Ray can be found here: Project Tierra

• Homepage: http://www.povray.org
• License: POV-Ray Licence
• Operating system: Linux, Windows, Mac

Terragen

Terragen is a free (for non-commercial use) scenery rendering software capable of creating photo-realistic results for landscape visualization, special effects, art and recreation.

• Homepage: http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
• License: Commercial, free for personal non-commercial use.
• Operating system: Windows, Macintosh

K3D

• Homepage http://k3d.sourceforge.net/new/index.php

Truevision

• Homepage: http://truevision.sourceforge.net/

AC3D

3D Graphics Modeller

• Homepage: http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/andy/ac3d.html

Anim8or

Free 3D Animation Software

• Homepage: http://www.anim8or.com/

Pretty Poly Editor (PPE)

• Homepage: http://prettypoly.sourceforge.net/

WolfPack Entertainment

• Homepage: http://wolfpack.twu.net/
• http://wolfpack.twu.net/Vertex/index.html

3D Canvas

3D Canvas is a real-time 3D modeling and animation tool that incorporates an intuitive drag-and-drop approach to 3D modeling.
The free version exports to POVRay only.

• Homepage: http://www.amabilis.com/

Panorama home page

• Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/panorama/panorama.html

gSculpt

• Homepage: http://gsculpt.sourceforge.net/

G3D

• Homepage: http://condor.stcloudstate.edu/%7Ehebl9901/g3d/

Giram

• Homepage: http://www.giram.org/

Innovation3D

• Homepage: http://innovation3d.sourceforge.net/
• Index of /roam

EQUINOX 3D

• Homepage: http://www.equinox3d.com/

Behemot

• Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/behemot/

MagicLight

• Mikaels Aronssons MagicLight page: http://magiclight.sourceforge.net/

Ayam

• Homepage: http://ayam.sourceforge.net/

GooseEgg 3D

• Homepage: http://gooseegg.sourceforge.net/

Dive

• Homepage: http://www.sics.se/dce/dive/dive.html

FAMP

Free Animation and Modeling Project

• Homepage: http://famp.sourceforge.net/
• SourceForge: Project Info: http://sourceforge.net/projects/famp

3dom

3dom - A3D Object Modeler

• Homepage: http://threedom.sourceforge.net/

Aztec

• SourceForge: Project Info: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aztec/

NURBS++

• Homepage: http://yukon.genie.uottawa.ca/%7Elavoie/software/nurbs/

Art of Illusion

"free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio."

• Homepage: http://www.artofillusion.org/
• SourceForge: Project Info: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aoi/
• Community: http://www.artofillusion.org/forums
• License: GNU-GPL
• Operating system: "Java Virtual Machine (cross-platform, including Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X)."

Addons and helper applications

• Links:Graphic Applications

Crafter

"The visual, procedural and structural way to create complex materials."

• Homepage: http://www.funnyfarm.tv/crafter/research.htm

Ready 3D models

Akebulan.com

Free Low Poly Models (512k or less)

• Link: http://www.akebulan.com/Free_Models.html

Models Bank

"Free 3D models"

• Link: http://modelsbank.3dm3.com/

Free 3D Models & Petr Sinta Portfolio

"offering FREE CG resources..."

• Link: http://www.stx3dx.com/

Turbo Squid

"3D Models, Plugins, Textures, and more at Turbo Squid", including free

• Link: http://www.turbosquid.com/

NOCTUA Graphics

Resources (models, textures, materials (C4D, SLA), tutorials), including free

• Link: http://www.noctua-graphics.de/

CGTextures

"strives to be the worlds best texture site". Free, but download is limited (see About).

• Link: http://cgtextures.com/

See also

• Why Notepad is superior to Lightwave

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