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frikes · 10-10-2007, 17:02

Lista di software freeware e shareware di applicativi 3D nella rete

3D Freeware/Shareware: Modelers, Mesh editors, and Mesh Processing

3D Canvas – Windows – freeware
Restrictions on free version: lacks some features
Homepage: http://www.amabilis.com
Description: Free 3D modeling and animation tool. Free version lacks many of the features found in the paid versions, LP and Pro.

3D Creator – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.come.to/nostromo
Description: Very simple 3d creator. You must enter the coordinates for each point. Not all that useful.

3Dgrafix v4.2 + Bubler v1.2 - ?? – freeware
Homepage (direct download): ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/graph/3dgrafix.zip
Description: No info available.

3dom – Unix or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://threedom.sourceforge.net/
Description: A 3D solid object modeler that can export to nearly any renderer.

AC3D – Windows, Linux or SGI – shareware
Note: This software is no longer free. There is, however, older, free, unsupported versions for some platforms on the Downloads page. The normal versions now only have 14-day trials.
Homepage: http://www.ac3d.org/
Description: Easy to use and quick modeler. Does not include renderer.

Amapi 3D v.4.15 – Windows and Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://amapi.idevgames.com; http://bakhter.com/html/main/amapi4.html;
Description: An older version of a commercial 3D modeler. This is a fully functional, full feature 3D application. Little information and support available. The modeling features are pretty good, but the rendering is lacking.

Anim8or – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.anim8or.com
Description: Anim8or is a 3D modeling and animation program. It also has its own simple renderer, but it's quality is not top of the line. It is still a bit basic or experimental, and it lacks some features, but it is rapidly growing and can be useful. A nice simple program for simple and easy animating or modeling that is great for learning the concepts of 3d.

Art of Illusion – Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, any Java compatible system – freeware
Homepage: http://www.artofillusion.org; Alternate download site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aoi
Description: "Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modeling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with JDK 1.1 or later." Check the forums to find early beta releases of future versions. Latest version has features such as HDRI, and feature list is very rapidly growing. Reccomended.
Rating (out of five): *****

Ayam – Windows, Linux, IRIX – freeware
Homepage: http://ayam.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.ayam3d.org/ or http://sourceforge.net/projects/ayam/
Description: Ayam is a free 3D-modeling environment designed for the RenderMan interface. You will need a separate renderer, such as BMRT.

Aztec 3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://aztec.sourceforge.net or http://www.ztools.50megs.com (outdated)
Description: Aztec 3D is a free 3D modeling and animation package. It looks pretty powerful, and is worth a try.

Behemot Editor – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/behemot/ or http://www.behemot.com/
Description: A simple 3D modeler and renderer.

Bicubic Patch Modeler – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Gaien/4415/bc.html (Japanese)
Description: This is a simple spline based modeler for POV-Ray. Beware, this is currently available only in Japanese.

Bioform – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Metro/3115/
Description: Creates odd looking "Bioforms" that can be exported to POV-Ray format.

Blender – Windows, Mac, and Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.blender.org
Description: Fully functional 3D creation suite. Allows modeling, rendering, animation, and game creation. Very powerful software. The interface is hard to use, but it is worth learning. Blender has many unique features and capabilities. A wide variety of plugins is available for Blender. Supports DXF, BLEND, and VRML file formats. Now open source. See http://www.elysiun.com for additional support.
Rating (out of 5): ****

BlobSculpter – Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...psw/bsmac.html
Description: "Welcome to Blob Sculptor for the Mac OS, a simple freeware 3-D CAD application for quickly creating 3-D "blob" or metaball objects."

Blob Sculpter (different from BlobSculpter) - Windows or DOS - freeware
Homepage: http://www.globalserve.net/~sanger; can also be downloaded at http://www.personal.uni-jena.de/~p6sepa/software.htm
Description: Simple metaball modeler. Exports to DXF, POV-Ray, and Polyray.

Breeze Designer – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.imagos.fl.net.au
Description: Breeze Designer is a 3D modeler and design tool, but it does not have it's own renderer. It can use the following renderers for rendering its models: POV-Ray, Polyray, Blue Moon Renderer, or VRML GLView.

Calimax Modeler – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.calimaxmodeller.org
Description: An easy to use modeler for use with POV-Ray.

Callisto – Mac – shareware
Restrictions on free version: Renders limited to 320x240
Homepage: http://members.aol.com/callisto3d/
Description: Requires Adobe Photoshop (may or may not work with other plugin hosts). Callisto is a plugin for Adobe Photoshop "that allows Photoshop users to create terrains and spheroidal objects ("planets"), and also import and render 3DMF models."

Celtic Assistant – PowerMac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.gigagraphica.com/ca/cainfo.html
Description: Creates 2D and 3D Celtic knots. Can save as a Quickdraw 3D metafile or DXF.

CityGen – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~DCieslak/util.html
Description: Creates a city that can be exported to POV-Ray format.

ClayScape 3D – Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.jarfish.com/
Description: "ClayScape3D is a 3D modeling program which allows the user to interactively sculpt virtual clay in real time."

ClayWorks 3D – Windows (other operating systems to follow) – freeware
Homepage: http://www.clayworks3d.com/
Description: Fairly powerful 3D modeler and render. Continually growing and well worth a look.

Deca3D - Windows – freeware
Note: I can no longer find this download on the homepage. If anyone knows where it is available, let me know. If I don't find it, this entry will be removed from the list on the next update.
Homepage: http://www.decatomb.com
Description: Be patient, very slow website. A 3D system perfect for beginners. If you cannot access the site, try searching on Google for another download location.

DesignWorkshop Lite – Windows and Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html
Description: 3D program primarily for designing buildings, scenes, and floorplans. It is unclear how useful it is, or how it differs from the paid versions.

D-form – Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...-forminfo.html
Description: Applies various deformations to 3D objects.

Direct3D Wizard – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.crazypixels.com/wizard.htm or http://www.marcweb.de/
Description: "The Direct3D Wizard is a program to build up 3D scenes consisting of meshes, decals, lights etc. You can use the functions, which are supported by Direct3D to manipulate all included objects. Position, color, rotation, textures and more are adjustable for mesh-objects. Light sources of all types can be set and adjusted, as you like. Up to 4 different viewports with each 4 different cameras are possible."

DMesh – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/4500/dmmain.htm
Description: Organic (especially human) 3D modeler, animator, and renderer.

DoGA – Windows – freeware/shareware
Homepage: http://www.doga.co.jp/english/index.html
Description: Easy to use animation software.

Dome – MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, or Unix – freeware
Homepage: http://www.applied-synergetics.com/ashp/html/domes.html
Description: Creates complex domes that can be exported to POV-Ray.

Draw3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gorb...D/Draw3D.html;
Alt. Download: http://simtel.man.szczecin.pl/pub/dl/58431.html
Description: "Draw3D is a free drawing application for creating / modifying 3D objects." Has potential.

Easymodel – Windows – shareware
Homepage: http://www.jthesing.com/easymodel/easymain.htm
Description: Easy to use, yet useful, 3D modeler and animator. No restrictions on unregistered copy.

EB Model 3 - Atari - shareware
Homepage: http://helijah.free.fr/pages/ebmodel.htm
Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray. Site is in French.

Elasticity – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.flash.net/~drsledge/manual/manual.htm
Description: A tool for deforming and bending meshes created in other modelers. Useful for editing models, but not for creating them.

Elefont – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/Elefont.htm
Description: Creates 3D text objects from TTF fonts. These are exported as DXF files and can then be used by most 3D applications. Gives improved flexibility over most text tools built into 3D apps.

EQUINOX-3D – Linux or Unix – freeware
Homepage: http://www.equinox3d.com
Description: EQUINOX-3D is currently in Alpha stage, but it aims to be a complete 3D package, including modeling, animation and rendering. It looks very powerful.

Extreme Wave - Linux or SGI Irix – freeware
Homepage: http://ewave.seul.org/
Description: Feature rich 3D modeling environment. Currently cannot render, but a ray tracer is planned for the future. Can render through POV-Ray.

FAMP (Free Animation and Modeling Project) – Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://primal.sourceforge.net
Description: Modeling and animation program. Still very primitive and simple, not yet very useful.

Flow – Linux or IRIX – freeware
Homepage: http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/flow/index.htm
Description: Particle animation software. Requires BMRT.

Forester and Aboretum – Windows – shareware
Homepage: http://www.dartnall.f9.co.uk/
Description: Forester is a landscape creator. Aboretum is a tree creator. They can both render to POV-Ray.

Freecloth – Linux, possibly others – freeware
Homepage: http://freecloth.enigmati.ca/
Description: A tool to help create realistic cloth effects and animation. Still in its early stages.

Free Dimensions – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://cyberhipster.com/fdmanmain.htm
Description: A free modeler that can export to RenderMan compliant renderers, such as BMRT.

Genesis3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.silicond.demon.co.uk/
Description: A complete 3D modeler. Includes good texture mapping.

GenisisII Freeware – Windows? – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geomantics.com/
Description: 3D landscape generator/creator similar to Terragen, but with weaker rendering.

Giram - ? – freeware
Homepage: http://www.giram.org
Description: Modeler intended for use with POV-Ray.

Gmax – Windows 2000 or 98 – freeware
Homepage: http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
Description: 3D modeler designed for use in game development. Saves only to its native file format, but can import 3ds and dxf formats. Based on Discreet's 3D Studio Max. Hard to use for projects other than game development.

GSculpt - Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://gsculpt.sourceforge.net/
Description: 3D modeler.

HamaPatch – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/6625/soft10.html (Japanese); Mirror site:
http://www.hamapatch.t2u.com (not up to date) or http://www.geocities.com/hamapatch/program/index.html
Description: hamaPatch is a freeware spline-based modeler that cannot render on its own. It is still under development. It can render directly to POV-Ray, Mega-POV, BMRT, or Lightflow. It can render indirectly via export to other programs.

Helixir – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.evolve.co.uk/helixir/
Description: Creates 3D helical objects for use in POV-Ray or Moray.

HexaGreat-3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://plaza10.mbn.or.jp/~shusaku/roku/rokue.html
Description: Easy to use 3D polygon modeler. Very little information on homepage.

Houdini Apprentice Edition – Windows, Linux, Solaris, or IRIX – shareware Demo/trial
Restrictions on free version: Small watermark on renderings, Limited render size
Homepage: http://www.sidefx.com
Info: http://www.maxforums.org/forum/forum.asp?t=31403&r=31
Description: A learning version of a complete, commercial 3D suite. Looks very promising, especially for beginners.

HyperFun – All platforms – freeware
Homepage: http://wwwcis.k.hosei.ac.jp/~F-rep/HF_proj.html
Description: HyperFun is a simple geometric modeling language.

Innovation3D - Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://innovation3d.sourceforge.net/
Description: "Innovation3D is an Open Source, 3-dimensional modeling program developed for Linux."

IRIT 7.0 - SPARC, SGI, Unix, Win32, MS-DOS, OS/2, or Amiga – freeware
Homepage: ftp://ftp.cs.technion.ac.il/pub/misc/gershon/irit/
Description: Basic solid modeling environment.

Jam – Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.strout.net/macsoft/jam/intro.html
Description: A simple metaball modeler that exports to POV-Ray format.

J-Cad - Iris Silicon Graphics, Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, Solaris and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP – freeware
Restrictions on free version: cannot export to DXF
Homepage: http://www.digitalscores.com/jcsoftware/index.html
Description: J-Cad is a polygon editing and modeling program. Allows animation. Free version cannot export to DXF.

JPatch - All platforms that support Java and Java3D - freeware
Homepage: http://jpatch.sourceforge.net or https://sourceforge.net/projects/jpatch
Description: A bi-cubic patch/spline modeler written in Java. It is somewhat similar to sPatch or Hamapatch. Still in the early stages of development. Imports/exports sPatch files, exports to pov and rib files.

K-3D – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://k3d.sourceforge.net
Description: K-3D is a full modeling and animation 3D application. It is under development and continually growing. Can render to Renderman compliant rendering systems.

Kashmir3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.kashmir3d.com/index-e.html
Description: Versatile 3D landscape creator and renderer. Cumbersome interface.

Kludge3D - ? – freeware
Homepage: http://kludge3d.sourceforge.net
Description: Quick-and-dirty polygon modeler. Simple. Does not have a renderer.

Knots-3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.abbott.demon.co.uk/knots.html
Description: Creates complex knots that can be exported to several 3D formats.

KpovModeler – Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.kpovmodeler.org
Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray.

LDraw – Window, Linux, Mac, or MS-DOS – freeware
Homepage: http://www.ldraw.org/
Description: Allows one to create models using 3d Lego blocks. A wide array of programs is available to enhance this.

Lightray3D – Windows - shareware
Resctrictions on free version: Unknown
Homepage: http://www.sxcreations.com/lightray3d.htm
Description: A 3D modeling, animation, and rendering application.

Liquid Spray – Windows? – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...434/spray.html
Description: Creates liquid-like particle systems for use with POV-Ray.

Loq Ariou – Windows or Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.quelsolaar.com
Description: Loq Ariou is a modeler that "works like a sketch pad." The website is a bit confusing, but this modeler shows promise.

L-System 4 and 5 – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://acidsky.com/downloads.html; http://www.geocities.com/tperz/L4Home.htm
Description: 3D creator that uses text based seed files to create objects. Can export to DXF.

MacRock and PCRock – Mac or PC – freeware
Homepage: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/macrock.html
Description: Creates 3D rocks and stones that can be exported to the dxf format.

MagicLight - Windows, Linux, and Unix - freeware
Homepage: http://home.bip.net/mikael_aronsson/index_ml.html
Description: "MagicLight is a 3D modeler and raytracer for unix (Linux) and Windows, it will create high quality images and can also be used for animation."

MarbleCLAY – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/escargot/MCLInfo.html
Description: Very simple modeler. Only really useful for organic modeling. Homepage is nearly unuseable.

Materialize 3D! – Windows – shareware demo/trial
Homepage: http://www.indotek.com/material.html
Description: Materialize 3D! is a 3D model converter, material / texture editor and polygon processor.

Maya PLE – Windows or Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/pro...le/index.shtml
Description: Learning version of Maya. Watermarks on renders, and saving limitations. Some features not present.

Metasequoia – Windows – freeware/shareware
Shareware version restrictions: Limited saving options
Freeware version restriction: non-commercial use only
Homepage: http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/mizno/main_e.html
Description: A simple 3D modeler.

MG2 - Unix or Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://www.op.net/~finklesk/3d.html
Description: A modeler intended for use with POV-Ray.

MilkShape 3D – Windows – shareware demo/trial
Restrictions on free version: limited to 30 days
Homepage: http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ms3d/index.html
Description: MilkShape is a modeler originally built for use with the Half-Life game. Now exports/imports to many formats.

MindsEye – Windows, DOS, Linux, or UNIX – freeware
Homepage: http://mindseye.sourceforge.net/
Description: Complete modeling and rendering package. Still very early in development, but shows promise for the future.

MINOS – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/rleboite/index.htm
Description: Download only from homepage, no info or support. Minos is a 3D solid CAD tool.

MLCad – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/
Description: A free modeler that uses the piece library of LDraw to create Lego like models.

Moonlight3D – Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://ml3d.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.moonlight3d.net (seems outdated)
Description: "Moonlight|3D is a free software modeler and renderer for 3D scenes with an intuitive GUI and powerful editing capabilities." Renders to Renderman compliant rendering systems.

The Mops – Linux, IRIX, Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~rschultz/mops/
Description: The predecessor of Ayam. Because it is only a less advanced version of Ayam, it is not reccomended.

Moray – Windows – shareware
Homepage: http://www.stmuc.com/moray/index.html
Description: Moray is a wireframe modeler for POV-Ray. You must have POV-Ray to use Moray. It is asked that you pay a registration fee to help fund the Moray project, but the free download is fully functional with no restrictions or limitations.

Morph 3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/gdiman2k2/ or http://www.morph3d.tk
Description: A powerful 3D modeler. The current version (v.6) is called Dune3D. Well worth a look. Unfortunately, this program can only export to the VRML format, along with its native format. Very confusing website.

Now3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/Index.htm
Description: Now3D is a complete 3D application that is still in development.

Nurbana – Windows, BeOS, Linux, IRIX, Sun, or FreeBSD - freeware
Homepage: http://www.nurbana.cx
Description: Powerful free NURBS modeler and raytracer.

Object Exploder – Windows? – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...4/explode.html
Description: Creates an exploding animation of POV-Ray objects.

OpenFX – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.openfx.org (currently down); Alternate download site: http://openfx.planetmirror.com
Description: A very powerful 3D modeling application. It includes a full renderer and raytrace engine, NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, and an extensive plug-in API. Formerly known as SoftF/X, a commercial 3D application. OpenFX is highly reccomended.

Partica – Windows – freeware beta
Homepage: http://www.dexterity.com.hk/Products/Partica/home.htm
Description: Beta version of a freeware 3D modeling system. Includes renderer.

PatchDance – PowerMac – freeware, formerly shareware
Homepage: http://www.patchdance.com/
Description: A free, 3D modeling application. Best for organic modeling. Exports to a variety of files for rendering, including POV-Ray.

Peak3D – Windows – shareware
Homepage: http://www.peakwork.de/english/peak3d/
Description: A 2D and 3D modeller that can export to a number of formats.

PhotoModeler Lite – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.photomodeler.com/Lite
Description: Creates 3D models and materials from photos. Lite version lacks some features that are fount in the pro version. Exports to several file formats.

Plant Studio – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/PlantStudio/
Description: 3D application for creating plants.

Polywog – Windows or Amiga – freeware
Homepage: http://www.washedashore.com/projects/wog/polywog.html
Description: A simple polygon modeler. Can render with POV-Ray.

POVCAD – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone10/cat185/1996.htm
Description: "POVCAD is a modeling program for producing wireframe scenes of 3-D shapes, and for creating and editing ray traceable scene files."

POVLAB – MS-DOS (ports to Windows, Linux, Mac and others soon) – freeware
Homepage: http://pdelagrange.free.fr/povlab/index.html
Description: One of the more powerful modelers for use with POV-Ray.

POV-Ray Modeler by Digi_Art - Windows? - shareware
Homepage: http://www.digi-art.de/povray/index.htm
Description: A modeler and animator for POV-Ray. Site is in German, but easy to figure out.

PPModeler – Window, Linux, or BeOS – freeware
Homepage: http://webplaza.pt.lu/saunier/ppmodeler.html
Description: A simple free modeler. Limited info on site.

Pretty Poly Editor – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://prettypoly.sourceforge.net/
Description: A portable open-source 3D-modeler, file viewer and converter.

Primal Form – Linux or Unix – freeware
Homepage: http://primal.sourceforge.net
Description: Easy to use modeler for use with other 3D applications or games. Exports to lwo.

ProgMesh – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://paralelo.com.br/en/solucoes/t...mesh/index.htm
Description: ProgMesh is an application for 3D polygon mesh simplification. Includes a raytracer. Poor control over lighting. NOT A MODELER.

Pygmalion3D – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://pygmalion3d.sourceforge.net/
Description: Modeler for use with POV-Ray.

Rhinoceros – Windows – shareware demo/trial
Restrictions on free version: Can only save 25 times
Homepage: http://download.mcneel.com/rhino/2.0/eval/default.asp
Description: Fully functional NURBS modeler. Same as the commercial version, except it only saves 25 times.

RIBmaker – Windows, and possibly all Java systems – freeware
Homepage: http://www.3danimation.de/ribmaker/ribmaker.html
Description: A tool for creating simple scenes that can be saved as RIB files for rendering.

Sced – Unix or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~schenney/sced/sced.html; Mirror: http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/graphics/sced/sced.html
Description: Modeler that can export to a number of renderers including POV-Ray, Rayshade, or BMRT.

SCEDA II – Unix or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://members.rogers.com/mbeast1/
Description: A scene creator and animator based on the source code of the similar application, Sced. This is reccomended over Sced.

Shade – Windows or Mac – Shareware demo
Shareware restrictions: Cannot save to native format, render size limited, some features disabled.
Homepage: http://www.expressiontools.com
Description: High quality 3D suite. Very functional demo.

sMesh – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://cyberhipster.com/smesh/index.html
Description: A set of small programs for editing meshes. The most useful of these uses a displacement map to change the shape of a 3D mesh.

SoftCAD.3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.softcad.com/index.asp?pag...ct/do_fS3D.asp
Description: Previous version of SoftCAD.3d, a commercial user-friendly 3D modeling software. It is fully functional.

SoftImage|XSI EXP - Windows 2000 and XP - freeware
Homepage: http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/
Description: A learning edition of SOFTIMAGE|XSI. Renders are watermarked.

Softy3D – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.softy3d.com
Description: 3D modeler, useful for organic modeling. Cannot render, but can export to a wide variety of formats.

sPatch – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/getspatch/
Description: Free spline based modeler that can export to many renderers. This is essentially the predecessor to Hamapatch, so I recommend you use Hamapatch instead.

Spazz3D – Windows – shareware trial/demo
Restrictions on free version: Fully functional for 30 days.
Homepage: http://spazz3d.com/
Description: Modeler for creating VRML and POV-Ray scenes.

SpilinEditor – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.flashnet.it/users/fn027571/spil/main.html
Description: A simple spline based modeler for use with POV-Ray.

Spiralizer – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/Spiralizer.htm
Description: Creates 3D spiral models. From the maker of Elefont. Exports the model in DXF or povray format.

Stomp3D – All java platforms – freeware
Currently down?
Homepage: http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/RedmondAve/stomp3d/
Description: 3D modeling application. Looks fairly powerful, worth a shot. Rating coming soon.

Strata3Dbase – Mac or Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.strata3d.com
NOTE: Strata has discontinued the free edition of this software, but it can still be downloaded at http://downloads.sympatico.ca/tucows...ew/79399.shtml and registered at http://connect.strata.com/register1.php.
Description: Free, basic version of Strata3D software, a 3D modeling suite. It has no restrictions, but lacks some of the features of the paid versions, plus or pro. It has an excellent raytracing engine. Its usefulness is limited due to the lack of features, but it can be upgraded for a reasonable price.
Rating (out of 5): ***

Technowin – Windows – freeware
Homepage (direct download): http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000027461
Description: 2D and 3D CAD modeler.

Teddy – Windows or Mac, may run on Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.mtl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/teddy/teddy.htm
Description: "Teddy is a sketch-based 3D modeling software. You can make interesting 3D models just by drawing freeform strokes." Models can be textured using Chameleon, Teddy's sister program. The Chameleon homepage is at http://www.mtl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~take.../chameleon.htm. Both programs are very simplistic and not all that useful. Fun to play with though, and no installation required.
Rating (out of 5): *

Terraform – Linux or UNIX – freeware
Homepage: http://terraform.sourceforge.net/
Description: Terrain generator and renderer.

Terragen – Windows – free for personal, non-commercial use
Restrictions on free version: Several features disabled, render size and terrain size limited
Homepage: http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen
Description: 3D landscape and scenery generator. Capable of producing photo-realistic images, and easy enough for anyone to use. It is constantly being updated and enhanced. The limitations on the free version are hardly noticeable. Wide variety of plugins and third party applications are available for use with Terragen. Highly recommended.
Rating (out of 5): *****

Tree Generator – Windows – shareware?
Homepage: http://membres.lycos.fr/treegenerator/
Description: Unsure of the licensing. Generates 3D trees.

TrueSpace 3.2 – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://forms.caligari.com/forms/ts3all_free.html
Description: An older version of a commercial 3D modeler. This is a full feature 3d application. It is a fairly powerful program, copleter with raytracing, animation, etc.

Truevision - Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://truevision.sourceforge.net
Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray. Currently in the Alpha stage.

Varkon – Linux or Unix (Windows version available for $875) – freeware
Homepage: http://www.microform.se
Description: A 3D Cad creation tool.

Vision-3D - Mac - shareware
Homepage: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourk...ling/vision3d/
Description: "VISION-3D is a 3D model creation, editing, rendering, and partial animation package for the Macintosh family of computers. An attempt has been made to create a productive, low cost, and easy to use 3D modeling package."

White_Dune – Linux, Unix, or Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/vrml/dune/
Descrition: A VRML97 editing tool. Not a true modeler.

Wings 3D – Windows or Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.wings3d.com
Description: Wings 3D is a polygon mesh modeler inspired by Nendo from Izware. It has weak texturing capabilities, and weak rendering capabilities, so you will need another application for those tasks. It is a powerful modeler. Reccomended.

WinPlace – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.vbinformation.com/winplace.htm
Description: A simple 2D and 3D modeler. Its export ability is very limited (WMF, VRML and BMP). This does not appear very useful.

WorldBuilder – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.3dstate.com/Developers/developers.htm
Description: A 3D world creation tool targeted towards game creation and web development.

World Machine Beta – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://students.washington.edu/sschmitt/world/
Description: A powerful 3D terrain generator without a renderer. Export to 4 formats including RAW, RAW-FP32, TGA, and Terragen.

YAPRM (Yet Another POV-Ray Modeler) – Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://yaprm.sourceforge.net/
Description: Alpha stage modeler for use with POV-Ray.

ZModeler – Windows? – freeware
Homepage: http://zmodeler.nfscheats.com/
Description: Mesh modeler intended for creating cars for games, but now can model nearly anything. You can buy a registered version and get a few extra features.

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frikes Senior Member Iscritto dal: May 2005 Messaggi: 8566	Lista di software freeware e shareware di applicativi 3D nella rete 3D Freeware/Shareware: Modelers, Mesh editors, and Mesh Processing 3D Canvas – Windows – freeware Restrictions on free version: lacks some features Homepage: http://www.amabilis.com Description: Free 3D modeling and animation tool. Free version lacks many of the features found in the paid versions, LP and Pro. 3D Creator – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.come.to/nostromo Description: Very simple 3d creator. You must enter the coordinates for each point. Not all that useful. 3Dgrafix v4.2 + Bubler v1.2 - ?? – freeware Homepage (direct download): ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/graph/3dgrafix.zip Description: No info available. 3dom – Unix or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://threedom.sourceforge.net/ Description: A 3D solid object modeler that can export to nearly any renderer. AC3D – Windows, Linux or SGI – shareware Note: This software is no longer free. There is, however, older, free, unsupported versions for some platforms on the Downloads page. The normal versions now only have 14-day trials. Homepage: http://www.ac3d.org/ Description: Easy to use and quick modeler. Does not include renderer. Amapi 3D v.4.15 – Windows and Mac – freeware Homepage: http://amapi.idevgames.com; http://bakhter.com/html/main/amapi4.html; Description: An older version of a commercial 3D modeler. This is a fully functional, full feature 3D application. Little information and support available. The modeling features are pretty good, but the rendering is lacking. Anim8or – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.anim8or.com Description: Anim8or is a 3D modeling and animation program. It also has its own simple renderer, but it's quality is not top of the line. It is still a bit basic or experimental, and it lacks some features, but it is rapidly growing and can be useful. A nice simple program for simple and easy animating or modeling that is great for learning the concepts of 3d. Art of Illusion – Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, any Java compatible system – freeware Homepage: http://www.artofillusion.org; Alternate download site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/aoi Description: "Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modeling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with JDK 1.1 or later." Check the forums to find early beta releases of future versions. Latest version has features such as HDRI, and feature list is very rapidly growing. Reccomended. Rating (out of five): *** Ayam – Windows, Linux, IRIX – freeware Homepage: http://ayam.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.ayam3d.org/ or http://sourceforge.net/projects/ayam/ Description: Ayam is a free 3D-modeling environment designed for the RenderMan interface. You will need a separate renderer, such as BMRT. Aztec 3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://aztec.sourceforge.net or http://www.ztools.50megs.com (outdated) Description: Aztec 3D is a free 3D modeling and animation package. It looks pretty powerful, and is worth a try. Behemot Editor – Windows or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/behemot/ or http://www.behemot.com/ Description: A simple 3D modeler and renderer. Bicubic Patch Modeler – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Gaien/4415/bc.html (Japanese) Description: This is a simple spline based modeler for POV-Ray. Beware, this is currently available only in Japanese. Bioform – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Metro/3115/ Description: Creates odd looking "Bioforms" that can be exported to POV-Ray format. Blender – Windows, Mac, and Linux – freeware Homepage: http://www.blender.org Description: Fully functional 3D creation suite. Allows modeling, rendering, animation, and game creation. Very powerful software. The interface is hard to use, but it is worth learning. Blender has many unique features and capabilities. A wide variety of plugins is available for Blender. Supports DXF, BLEND, and VRML file formats. Now open source. See http://www.elysiun.com for additional support. Rating (out of 5): BlobSculpter – Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...psw/bsmac.html Description: "Welcome to Blob Sculptor for the Mac OS, a simple freeware 3-D CAD application for quickly creating 3-D "blob" or metaball objects." Blob Sculpter (different from BlobSculpter) - Windows or DOS - freeware Homepage: http://www.globalserve.net/~sanger; can also be downloaded at http://www.personal.uni-jena.de/~p6sepa/software.htm Description: Simple metaball modeler. Exports to DXF, POV-Ray, and Polyray. Breeze Designer – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.imagos.fl.net.au Description: Breeze Designer is a 3D modeler and design tool, but it does not have it's own renderer. It can use the following renderers for rendering its models: POV-Ray, Polyray, Blue Moon Renderer, or VRML GLView. Calimax Modeler – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.calimaxmodeller.org Description: An easy to use modeler for use with POV-Ray. Callisto – Mac – shareware Restrictions on free version: Renders limited to 320x240 Homepage: http://members.aol.com/callisto3d/ Description: Requires Adobe Photoshop (may or may not work with other plugin hosts). Callisto is a plugin for Adobe Photoshop "that allows Photoshop users to create terrains and spheroidal objects ("planets"), and also import and render 3DMF models." Celtic Assistant – PowerMac – freeware Homepage: http://www.gigagraphica.com/ca/cainfo.html Description: Creates 2D and 3D Celtic knots. Can save as a Quickdraw 3D metafile or DXF. CityGen – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~DCieslak/util.html Description: Creates a city that can be exported to POV-Ray format. ClayScape 3D – Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.jarfish.com/ Description: "ClayScape3D is a 3D modeling program which allows the user to interactively sculpt virtual clay in real time." ClayWorks 3D – Windows (other operating systems to follow) – freeware Homepage: http://www.clayworks3d.com/ Description: Fairly powerful 3D modeler and render. Continually growing and well worth a look. Deca3D - Windows – freeware Note: I can no longer find this download on the homepage. If anyone knows where it is available, let me know. If I don't find it, this entry will be removed from the list on the next update. Homepage: http://www.decatomb.com Description: Be patient, very slow website. A 3D system perfect for beginners. If you cannot access the site, try searching on Google for another download location. DesignWorkshop Lite – Windows and Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html Description: 3D program primarily for designing buildings, scenes, and floorplans. It is unclear how useful it is, or how it differs from the paid versions. D-form – Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...-forminfo.html Description: Applies various deformations to 3D objects. Direct3D Wizard – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.crazypixels.com/wizard.htm or http://www.marcweb.de/ Description: "The Direct3D Wizard is a program to build up 3D scenes consisting of meshes, decals, lights etc. You can use the functions, which are supported by Direct3D to manipulate all included objects. Position, color, rotation, textures and more are adjustable for mesh-objects. Light sources of all types can be set and adjusted, as you like. Up to 4 different viewports with each 4 different cameras are possible." DMesh – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/4500/dmmain.htm Description: Organic (especially human) 3D modeler, animator, and renderer. DoGA – Windows – freeware/shareware Homepage: http://www.doga.co.jp/english/index.html Description: Easy to use animation software. Dome – MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, or Unix – freeware Homepage: http://www.applied-synergetics.com/ashp/html/domes.html Description: Creates complex domes that can be exported to POV-Ray. Draw3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gorb...D/Draw3D.html; Alt. Download: http://simtel.man.szczecin.pl/pub/dl/58431.html Description: "Draw3D is a free drawing application for creating / modifying 3D objects." Has potential. Easymodel – Windows – shareware Homepage: http://www.jthesing.com/easymodel/easymain.htm Description: Easy to use, yet useful, 3D modeler and animator. No restrictions on unregistered copy. EB Model 3 - Atari - shareware Homepage: http://helijah.free.fr/pages/ebmodel.htm Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray. Site is in French. Elasticity – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.flash.net/~drsledge/manual/manual.htm Description: A tool for deforming and bending meshes created in other modelers. Useful for editing models, but not for creating them. Elefont – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/Elefont.htm Description: Creates 3D text objects from TTF fonts. These are exported as DXF files and can then be used by most 3D applications. Gives improved flexibility over most text tools built into 3D apps. EQUINOX-3D – Linux or Unix – freeware Homepage: http://www.equinox3d.com Description: EQUINOX-3D is currently in Alpha stage, but it aims to be a complete 3D package, including modeling, animation and rendering. It looks very powerful. Extreme Wave - Linux or SGI Irix – freeware Homepage: http://ewave.seul.org/ Description: Feature rich 3D modeling environment. Currently cannot render, but a ray tracer is planned for the future. Can render through POV-Ray. FAMP (Free Animation and Modeling Project) – Linux – freeware Homepage: http://primal.sourceforge.net Description: Modeling and animation program. Still very primitive and simple, not yet very useful. Flow – Linux or IRIX – freeware Homepage: http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/flow/index.htm Description: Particle animation software. Requires BMRT. Forester and Aboretum – Windows – shareware Homepage: http://www.dartnall.f9.co.uk/ Description: Forester is a landscape creator. Aboretum is a tree creator. They can both render to POV-Ray. Freecloth – Linux, possibly others – freeware Homepage: http://freecloth.enigmati.ca/ Description: A tool to help create realistic cloth effects and animation. Still in its early stages. Free Dimensions – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://cyberhipster.com/fdmanmain.htm Description: A free modeler that can export to RenderMan compliant renderers, such as BMRT. Genesis3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.silicond.demon.co.uk/ Description: A complete 3D modeler. Includes good texture mapping. GenisisII Freeware – Windows? – freeware Homepage: http://www.geomantics.com/ Description: 3D landscape generator/creator similar to Terragen, but with weaker rendering. Giram - ? – freeware Homepage: http://www.giram.org Description: Modeler intended for use with POV-Ray. Gmax – Windows 2000 or 98 – freeware Homepage: http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/ Description: 3D modeler designed for use in game development. Saves only to its native file format, but can import 3ds and dxf formats. Based on Discreet's 3D Studio Max. Hard to use for projects other than game development. GSculpt - Linux – freeware Homepage: http://gsculpt.sourceforge.net/ Description: 3D modeler. HamaPatch – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/6625/soft10.html (Japanese); Mirror site: http://www.hamapatch.t2u.com (not up to date) or http://www.geocities.com/hamapatch/program/index.html Description: hamaPatch is a freeware spline-based modeler that cannot render on its own. It is still under development. It can render directly to POV-Ray, Mega-POV, BMRT, or Lightflow. It can render indirectly via export to other programs. Helixir – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.evolve.co.uk/helixir/ Description: Creates 3D helical objects for use in POV-Ray or Moray. HexaGreat-3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://plaza10.mbn.or.jp/~shusaku/roku/rokue.html Description: Easy to use 3D polygon modeler. Very little information on homepage. Houdini Apprentice Edition – Windows, Linux, Solaris, or IRIX – shareware Demo/trial Restrictions on free version: Small watermark on renderings, Limited render size Homepage: http://www.sidefx.com Info: http://www.maxforums.org/forum/forum.asp?t=31403&r=31 Description: A learning version of a complete, commercial 3D suite. Looks very promising, especially for beginners. HyperFun – All platforms – freeware Homepage: http://wwwcis.k.hosei.ac.jp/~F-rep/HF_proj.html Description: HyperFun is a simple geometric modeling language. Innovation3D - Linux – freeware Homepage: http://innovation3d.sourceforge.net/ Description: "Innovation3D is an Open Source, 3-dimensional modeling program developed for Linux." IRIT 7.0 - SPARC, SGI, Unix, Win32, MS-DOS, OS/2, or Amiga – freeware Homepage: ftp://ftp.cs.technion.ac.il/pub/misc/gershon/irit/ Description: Basic solid modeling environment. Jam – Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.strout.net/macsoft/jam/intro.html Description: A simple metaball modeler that exports to POV-Ray format. J-Cad - Iris Silicon Graphics, Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, Solaris and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP – freeware Restrictions on free version: cannot export to DXF Homepage: http://www.digitalscores.com/jcsoftware/index.html Description: J-Cad is a polygon editing and modeling program. Allows animation. Free version cannot export to DXF. JPatch - All platforms that support Java and Java3D - freeware Homepage: http://jpatch.sourceforge.net or https://sourceforge.net/projects/jpatch Description: A bi-cubic patch/spline modeler written in Java. It is somewhat similar to sPatch or Hamapatch. Still in the early stages of development. Imports/exports sPatch files, exports to pov and rib files. K-3D – Windows or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://k3d.sourceforge.net Description: K-3D is a full modeling and animation 3D application. It is under development and continually growing. Can render to Renderman compliant rendering systems. Kashmir3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.kashmir3d.com/index-e.html Description: Versatile 3D landscape creator and renderer. Cumbersome interface. Kludge3D - ? – freeware Homepage: http://kludge3d.sourceforge.net Description: Quick-and-dirty polygon modeler. Simple. Does not have a renderer. Knots-3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.abbott.demon.co.uk/knots.html Description: Creates complex knots that can be exported to several 3D formats. KpovModeler – Linux – freeware Homepage: http://www.kpovmodeler.org Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray. LDraw – Window, Linux, Mac, or MS-DOS – freeware Homepage: http://www.ldraw.org/ Description: Allows one to create models using 3d Lego blocks. A wide array of programs is available to enhance this. Lightray3D – Windows - shareware Resctrictions on free version: Unknown Homepage: http://www.sxcreations.com/lightray3d.htm Description: A 3D modeling, animation, and rendering application. Liquid Spray – Windows? – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...434/spray.html Description: Creates liquid-like particle systems for use with POV-Ray. Loq Ariou – Windows or Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.quelsolaar.com Description: Loq Ariou is a modeler that "works like a sketch pad." The website is a bit confusing, but this modeler shows promise. L-System 4 and 5 – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://acidsky.com/downloads.html; http://www.geocities.com/tperz/L4Home.htm Description: 3D creator that uses text based seed files to create objects. Can export to DXF. MacRock and PCRock – Mac or PC – freeware Homepage: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/macrock.html Description: Creates 3D rocks and stones that can be exported to the dxf format. MagicLight - Windows, Linux, and Unix - freeware Homepage: http://home.bip.net/mikael_aronsson/index_ml.html Description: "MagicLight is a 3D modeler and raytracer for unix (Linux) and Windows, it will create high quality images and can also be used for animation." MarbleCLAY – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/escargot/MCLInfo.html Description: Very simple modeler. Only really useful for organic modeling. Homepage is nearly unuseable. Materialize 3D! – Windows – shareware demo/trial Homepage: http://www.indotek.com/material.html Description: Materialize 3D! is a 3D model converter, material / texture editor and polygon processor. Maya PLE – Windows or Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/pro...le/index.shtml Description: Learning version of Maya. Watermarks on renders, and saving limitations. Some features not present. Metasequoia – Windows – freeware/shareware Shareware version restrictions: Limited saving options Freeware version restriction: non-commercial use only Homepage: http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/mizno/main_e.html Description: A simple 3D modeler. MG2 - Unix or Linux - freeware Homepage: http://www.op.net/~finklesk/3d.html Description: A modeler intended for use with POV-Ray. MilkShape 3D – Windows – shareware demo/trial Restrictions on free version: limited to 30 days Homepage: http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ms3d/index.html Description: MilkShape is a modeler originally built for use with the Half-Life game. Now exports/imports to many formats. MindsEye – Windows, DOS, Linux, or UNIX – freeware Homepage: http://mindseye.sourceforge.net/ Description: Complete modeling and rendering package. Still very early in development, but shows promise for the future. MINOS – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/rleboite/index.htm Description: Download only from homepage, no info or support. Minos is a 3D solid CAD tool. MLCad – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/ Description: A free modeler that uses the piece library of LDraw to create Lego like models. Moonlight3D – Linux – freeware Homepage: http://ml3d.sourceforge.net/ or http://www.moonlight3d.net (seems outdated) Description: "Moonlight\|3D is a free software modeler and renderer for 3D scenes with an intuitive GUI and powerful editing capabilities." Renders to Renderman compliant rendering systems. The Mops – Linux, IRIX, Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~rschultz/mops/ Description: The predecessor of Ayam. Because it is only a less advanced version of Ayam, it is not reccomended. Moray – Windows – shareware Homepage: http://www.stmuc.com/moray/index.html Description: Moray is a wireframe modeler for POV-Ray. You must have POV-Ray to use Moray. It is asked that you pay a registration fee to help fund the Moray project, but the free download is fully functional with no restrictions or limitations. Morph 3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/gdiman2k2/ or http://www.morph3d.tk Description: A powerful 3D modeler. The current version (v.6) is called Dune3D. Well worth a look. Unfortunately, this program can only export to the VRML format, along with its native format. Very confusing website. Now3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/Index.htm Description: Now3D is a complete 3D application that is still in development. Nurbana – Windows, BeOS, Linux, IRIX, Sun, or FreeBSD - freeware Homepage: http://www.nurbana.cx Description: Powerful free NURBS modeler and raytracer. Object Exploder – Windows? – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...4/explode.html Description: Creates an exploding animation of POV-Ray objects. OpenFX – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.openfx.org (currently down); Alternate download site: http://openfx.planetmirror.com Description: A very powerful 3D modeling application. It includes a full renderer and raytrace engine, NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, and an extensive plug-in API. Formerly known as SoftF/X, a commercial 3D application. OpenFX is highly reccomended. Partica – Windows – freeware beta Homepage: http://www.dexterity.com.hk/Products/Partica/home.htm Description: Beta version of a freeware 3D modeling system. Includes renderer. PatchDance – PowerMac – freeware, formerly shareware Homepage: http://www.patchdance.com/ Description: A free, 3D modeling application. Best for organic modeling. Exports to a variety of files for rendering, including POV-Ray. Peak3D – Windows – shareware Homepage: http://www.peakwork.de/english/peak3d/ Description: A 2D and 3D modeller that can export to a number of formats. PhotoModeler Lite – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.photomodeler.com/Lite Description: Creates 3D models and materials from photos. Lite version lacks some features that are fount in the pro version. Exports to several file formats. Plant Studio – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/PlantStudio/ Description: 3D application for creating plants. Polywog – Windows or Amiga – freeware Homepage: http://www.washedashore.com/projects/wog/polywog.html Description: A simple polygon modeler. Can render with POV-Ray. POVCAD – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone10/cat185/1996.htm Description: "POVCAD is a modeling program for producing wireframe scenes of 3-D shapes, and for creating and editing ray traceable scene files." POVLAB – MS-DOS (ports to Windows, Linux, Mac and others soon) – freeware Homepage: http://pdelagrange.free.fr/povlab/index.html Description: One of the more powerful modelers for use with POV-Ray. POV-Ray Modeler by Digi_Art - Windows? - shareware Homepage: http://www.digi-art.de/povray/index.htm Description: A modeler and animator for POV-Ray. Site is in German, but easy to figure out. PPModeler – Window, Linux, or BeOS – freeware Homepage: http://webplaza.pt.lu/saunier/ppmodeler.html Description: A simple free modeler. Limited info on site. Pretty Poly Editor – Windows or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://prettypoly.sourceforge.net/ Description: A portable open-source 3D-modeler, file viewer and converter. Primal Form – Linux or Unix – freeware Homepage: http://primal.sourceforge.net Description: Easy to use modeler for use with other 3D applications or games. Exports to lwo. ProgMesh – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://paralelo.com.br/en/solucoes/t...mesh/index.htm Description: ProgMesh is an application for 3D polygon mesh simplification. Includes a raytracer. Poor control over lighting. NOT A MODELER. Pygmalion3D – Windows or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://pygmalion3d.sourceforge.net/ Description: Modeler for use with POV-Ray. Rhinoceros – Windows – shareware demo/trial Restrictions on free version: Can only save 25 times Homepage: http://download.mcneel.com/rhino/2.0/eval/default.asp Description: Fully functional NURBS modeler. Same as the commercial version, except it only saves 25 times. RIBmaker – Windows, and possibly all Java systems – freeware Homepage: http://www.3danimation.de/ribmaker/ribmaker.html Description: A tool for creating simple scenes that can be saved as RIB files for rendering. Sced – Unix or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~schenney/sced/sced.html; Mirror: http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/graphics/sced/sced.html Description: Modeler that can export to a number of renderers including POV-Ray, Rayshade, or BMRT. SCEDA II – Unix or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://members.rogers.com/mbeast1/ Description: A scene creator and animator based on the source code of the similar application, Sced. This is reccomended over Sced. Shade – Windows or Mac – Shareware demo Shareware restrictions: Cannot save to native format, render size limited, some features disabled. Homepage: http://www.expressiontools.com Description: High quality 3D suite. Very functional demo. sMesh – Windows or Linux – freeware Homepage: http://cyberhipster.com/smesh/index.html Description: A set of small programs for editing meshes. The most useful of these uses a displacement map to change the shape of a 3D mesh. SoftCAD.3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.softcad.com/index.asp?pag...ct/do_fS3D.asp Description: Previous version of SoftCAD.3d, a commercial user-friendly 3D modeling software. It is fully functional. SoftImage\|XSI EXP - Windows 2000 and XP - freeware Homepage: http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/ Description: A learning edition of SOFTIMAGE\|XSI. Renders are watermarked. Softy3D – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.softy3d.com Description: 3D modeler, useful for organic modeling. Cannot render, but can export to a wide variety of formats. sPatch – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/getspatch/ Description: Free spline based modeler that can export to many renderers. This is essentially the predecessor to Hamapatch, so I recommend you use Hamapatch instead. Spazz3D – Windows – shareware trial/demo Restrictions on free version: Fully functional for 30 days. Homepage: http://spazz3d.com/ Description: Modeler for creating VRML and POV-Ray scenes. SpilinEditor – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.flashnet.it/users/fn027571/spil/main.html Description: A simple spline based modeler for use with POV-Ray. Spiralizer – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/Spiralizer.htm Description: Creates 3D spiral models. From the maker of Elefont. Exports the model in DXF or povray format. Stomp3D – All java platforms – freeware Currently down? Homepage: http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/RedmondAve/stomp3d/ Description: 3D modeling application. Looks fairly powerful, worth a shot. Rating coming soon. Strata3Dbase – Mac or Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.strata3d.com NOTE: Strata has discontinued the free edition of this software, but it can still be downloaded at http://downloads.sympatico.ca/tucows...ew/79399.shtml and registered at http://connect.strata.com/register1.php. Description: Free, basic version of Strata3D software, a 3D modeling suite. It has no restrictions, but lacks some of the features of the paid versions, plus or pro. It has an excellent raytracing engine. Its usefulness is limited due to the lack of features, but it can be upgraded for a reasonable price. Rating (out of 5): * Technowin – Windows – freeware Homepage (direct download): http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000027461 Description: 2D and 3D CAD modeler. Teddy – Windows or Mac, may run on Linux – freeware Homepage: http://www.mtl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/teddy/teddy.htm Description: "Teddy is a sketch-based 3D modeling software. You can make interesting 3D models just by drawing freeform strokes." Models can be textured using Chameleon, Teddy's sister program. The Chameleon homepage is at http://www.mtl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~take.../chameleon.htm. Both programs are very simplistic and not all that useful. Fun to play with though, and no installation required. Rating (out of 5): * Terraform – Linux or UNIX – freeware Homepage: http://terraform.sourceforge.net/ Description: Terrain generator and renderer. Terragen – Windows – free for personal, non-commercial use Restrictions on free version: Several features disabled, render size and terrain size limited Homepage: http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen Description: 3D landscape and scenery generator. Capable of producing photo-realistic images, and easy enough for anyone to use. It is constantly being updated and enhanced. The limitations on the free version are hardly noticeable. Wide variety of plugins and third party applications are available for use with Terragen. Highly recommended. Rating (out of 5): *** Tree Generator – Windows – shareware? Homepage: http://membres.lycos.fr/treegenerator/ Description: Unsure of the licensing. Generates 3D trees. TrueSpace 3.2 – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://forms.caligari.com/forms/ts3all_free.html Description: An older version of a commercial 3D modeler. This is a full feature 3d application. It is a fairly powerful program, copleter with raytracing, animation, etc. Truevision - Linux - freeware Homepage: http://truevision.sourceforge.net Description: A modeler for use with POV-Ray. Currently in the Alpha stage. Varkon – Linux or Unix (Windows version available for $875) – freeware Homepage: http://www.microform.se Description: A 3D Cad creation tool. Vision-3D - Mac - shareware Homepage: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourk...ling/vision3d/ Description: "VISION-3D is a 3D model creation, editing, rendering, and partial animation package for the Macintosh family of computers. An attempt has been made to create a productive, low cost, and easy to use 3D modeling package." White_Dune – Linux, Unix, or Windows - freeware Homepage: http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/vrml/dune/ Descrition: A VRML97 editing tool. Not a true modeler. Wings 3D – Windows or Mac – freeware Homepage: http://www.wings3d.com Description: Wings 3D is a polygon mesh modeler inspired by Nendo from Izware. It has weak texturing capabilities, and weak rendering capabilities, so you will need another application for those tasks. It is a powerful modeler. Reccomended. WinPlace – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.vbinformation.com/winplace.htm Description: A simple 2D and 3D modeler. Its export ability is very limited (WMF, VRML and BMP). This does not appear very useful. WorldBuilder – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://www.3dstate.com/Developers/developers.htm Description: A 3D world creation tool targeted towards game creation and web development. World Machine Beta – Windows – freeware Homepage: http://students.washington.edu/sschmitt/world/ Description: A powerful 3D terrain generator without a renderer. Export to 4 formats including RAW, RAW-FP32, TGA, and Terragen. YAPRM (Yet Another POV-Ray Modeler) – Linux – freeware Homepage: http://yaprm.sourceforge.net/ Description: Alpha stage modeler for use with POV-Ray. ZModeler – Windows? – freeware Homepage: http://zmodeler.nfscheats.com/ Description: Mesh modeler intended for creating cars for games, but now can model nearly anything. You can buy a registered version and get a few extra features. __________________ \|Q6600\|6gb\|Quadro FX560\|Eizo S2231*\|2x160» R0\|2x320» R1\|500» e.sata\|CM 631\|Wacom BambooA5\|Eaton 5115\| » thelightSIDE.it « Risorse 2D/3D* \| VGA & grafica 2D/3D \| [WIP] Tesi in Architettura \| 2D-3D GALLERY Ultima modifica di frikes : 23-11-2009 alle 18:18.