programmi gpl per 3d (chi di voi li conosce?)

[guyver]

allora

• Blender (ovvio)
• Art of Illusion
• Wings 3d
• K-3d

per ora ho provato questi nel corso del tempo, quello con cui ho speso più tempo è wings ed ora stò provando k 3d con linux...
Blender l ho provato anni anni fà per windows ma... ho cozzato con l interfaccia devo riprovare..

Voi li conoscete/usate? Vostre impressioni?

P.s ne conoscete altri di qualità paragonabile?
ciao

[Alberto230269]

Cavolo, quando ho letto programmi gpl, pensavo fossero quelli che non inquinano
In pratica sono gli open source?
Aggiungo questo:

TopMod

[guyver]

beh in un certo senso

[Zimmemme]

Al momento tra i programmi free Blender è irraggiungibile!

[guyver]

idea per tutto il forum di Grafica.
sicuramente è un idea malsana che non avra seguito..

perchè, oltre ai programmi commerciali, non facciamo delle mini guide/tutorial per i programmi gpl?
ok che nel lavoro è difficile usare con profitto programmi open (neanche nel 2d) ma secondo me sarebbe "utile" anche far conoscere alle persone che alcune cose si possono fare con programmi a costo 0 senza, magari, crackare il 3dmax di turno o chi per esso...

voi che ne pensate?
magari potremmo fare una cernita di programmi e sceglierne 2 o 3 con le potenzialità per essere in qualche modo, usabili con profitto

al primo posto, come diceva zimmemme, Blender
io per il secondo voto k-3d

[Zimmemme]

Originariamente inviato da guyver

idea per tutto il forum di Grafica.
sicuramente è un idea malsana che non avra seguito..

perchè, oltre ai programmi commerciali, non facciamo delle mini guide/tutorial per i programmi gpl?
ok che nel lavoro è difficile usare con profitto programmi open (neanche nel 2d) ma secondo me sarebbe "utile" anche far conoscere alle persone che alcune cose si possono fare con programmi a costo 0 senza, magari, crackare il 3dmax di turno o chi per esso...

voi che ne pensate?
magari potremmo fare una cernita di programmi e sceglierne 2 o 3 con le potenzialità per essere in qualche modo, usabili con profitto

al primo posto, come diceva zimmemme, Blender
io per il secondo voto k-3d

Non ho capito, vuoi fare una classifica dei software free per il disegno 2d e 3d?

[luca9lives]

Conosco abbastanza Blender, ma se non c'era un mio amico che mi insradava nella difficile interfaccia sarei ancora lì a capire da che parte girarmi. Questo mio amico con Blender in pratica ci lavora, fa modellazione e render per gli architetti.
Io sto provando a seguire le sue orme ma sono ancora lontano.

[guyver]

no non era quello il mio intento, mi sono spiegato male...
vorrei tirar giù una lista (fermiamoci al solo software 3d) composta da 2/3 programmi GPL che valgono la pena di essere imparati, nel senso che possono anche essere utili "nella vita", che non siano solo "giocattoli"...
per spingere la gente che vuole iniziare, a non "crackare" i programmi commerciali, ma a provare software free che penso sia più che sufficente all inizio..
sarebbe bello anche riuscire a supportare questi 2/3 programmi con recensioni, mini tutorial e guide una-tantum (lo scopo della mia richiesta)

[Atlantisland]

raga, provate questi, son tutti quelli che conosco

3Delight Free - http://www.3delight.com/index.htm
Anim8or - http://www.anim8or.com/
Aqsis - http://www.aqsis.org/xoops/modules/news/
Blender - http://www.blender3d.org/
gmax - http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
Houdini (Free Edition) - http://www.sidefx.com/
Maya Personal Learning Ed. - http://www.autodesk.it/adsk/servlet/......&id=8802995
Now3D - http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/homepage.htm
OpenFX - http://www.openfx.org
POV-Ray - http://www.povray.org/
SOFTIMAGE|XSI EXP - http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/
Terragen - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
Toxic - http://www.toxicengine.org/
Wings 3D - http://www.wings3d.com/

ciauz

[frikes]

io proporrei di mettere il thread in rilievo!!!! thegioooox!!!!

vi avviso sto per sboroneggiare!!
tutto preso dal grandioso forum di treddi:

[frikes]

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.

[frikes]

3D Freeware/Shareware: Renderers




STANDALONE RENDERERS:

3Delight - MacOS X, IRIX, Linux, Linux PPC or Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.3delight.com/
Description: A free rendering engine. This program is growing in popularity and functionality. Worth a look.

Aqsis – Windows or Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://www.aqsis.com
Description: High quality rendering engine. This is only a renderer, not a modeler

Blue Moon Rendering Tools - Linux (x86), Windows 2000/NT/98/95, and SGI (IRIX 6.x) – freeware
NOTICE: BMRT is no longer available from its maker.
Homepage: http://www.exluna.com/products/bmrt/index.html
Alt Download: http://www.mcneel.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?bmrt (for Windows)
Description: A very powerful renderer. Also known as BMRT. Limited details on site.

Lightflow – Windows and Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.lightflowtech.com/
Description: A very high quality rendering system.

Mirage 3D - Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://www.mirage-3d.de/
Description: A Renderman compliant renderer. Still in its early stages, far from complete.

MegaPOV – Windows, possibly Linux, Mac – freeware
Windows Homepage: http://megapov.inetart.net or http://www.nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm (outdated)
Mac Homepage: http://users.skynet.be/smellenbergh
Description: An unofficial version of POV-Ray that is patched and has added features.

Pixie - Windows or Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~okan/Pixie/pixie.shtml
Description: "Pixie is a RenderMan like photorealistic renderer. It is being developed in the hope that it will be useful for graphics research and for people who can not afford a commercial renderer."

Polyray – Windows or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://pages.infinit.net/gollum/polyray/poly1.htm
Description: Like POV-Ray, this rendered uses a scripting language to create its scenes. If you prefer a modeler, it is compatible with Breeze Designer. Little documentation is available for the program.

POV-Ray – Windows, Mac, or Linux – freeware
Homepage: http://www.povray.org
Description: POV-Ray (which stands for Persistence of Vision Raytracer) is a 3D creation tool. Unlike most 3D programs, it is not a modeler, but instead has a scripting language that allows the user to define the scene. It is very well known, and can be very powerful. If you do not like the idea of scripting, 3rd party applications are available which serves as modelers for POV-Ray, creating the scripts for you and then rendering with POV-Ray. One such application is Moray.

Raycer - Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://raycer.sourceforge.net/
Description: Raytrace rendering and modeling package.

Rayshade – Unix, MS-DOS, Amiga, Mac or OS2 – freeware
Homepage: http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/~ce...hade/info.html
Description: Text based 3D creation system/raytracer.

Raytressi – Windows, Linux or Unix – freeware
Homepage: http://raytressi.free.fr/
Description: A raytracer.

Radiance – UNIX or Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/HOME.html
Description: High quality renderer with modeling capabilities. Very impressive renderer.

Real Light 2.1 – Silicon Graphics Workstations – freeware?
Homepage (direct download): ftp://avalon.viewpoint.com/avalon/demos/rl_demo.z
Description: "A radiosity based rendering software for Silicon Graphics Workstations."

RenderBitch – Windows or Mac – freeware
Homepage: http://renderedrealities.net or http://www.renderbitch.com/
Description: High quality renderer.

RenderPark – Linux, IRIX – freeware
Homepage: http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/cwis/re...cs/RENDERPARK/
Description: A test based rendering system.

Siren - MS-Dos, can be used on Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~jiverson782/Siren.html
Description: "A Simple Image Renderer." A scanline implementation of the Renderman standard. Decent results for simple scenes. Uses the command line, a number of shaders are included.

VirtuaLight – Windows – shareware
Homepage: http://www.3dvirtualight.com/
Description: Free rendering engine. Global Illumination renderer.

WinOSi – Windows – freeware
Homepage: http://www.winosi.onlinehome.de/
Description: WinOSi is a freeware rendering tool.

YafRay - Windows and Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://www.coala.uniovi.es/~jandro/noname/
Description: This is a powerful new GI raytracer. It is rapidly growing, and it already provides great results. There is a very good export script for Blender that allows good Blender and YafRay compatibility, so the workflow is rapidly becoming popular. I advise checking out this rendering software.

YASRT (Yet Another Simple RayTracer) – beOS, IRIX, Decunix, Linux, Solaris, freebsd, aix, hpux,
Mac, Windows, or pocketPC - freeware
Homepage: http://www.yasrt.org/
Description: A raytracer.


MODELERS WITH INTERNAL RENDERING:

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): *****

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

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): ****

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.
Rating (out of 5): *****

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.

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

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

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

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

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."

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.

MegaPOV – Windows, possibly Linux, Mac – freeware
Windows Homepage: http://megapov.inetart.net or http://www.nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm (outdated)
Mac Homepage: http://users.skynet.be/smellenbergh
Description: An unofficial version of POV-Ray that is patched and has added features.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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): ***

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): *****

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.

[Atlantisland]

porco
sempre in grande pensi tu eh?

gran bella lista!

qui ci sta proprio un:

[frikes]

Originariamente inviato da Atlantisland

porco
sempre in grande pensi tu eh?

gran bella lista!

qui ci sta proprio un:

!!!!

dai ho fatto solo un paio di copia e incolla...il sono stati altri a farli, e ringraziamoli tutti per questo (ancheperchè da treddi provengono moooolte cose riguardanti la grafica che si trovano in questo forum

[luca9lives]

Tra i programmi di render ti sei dimenticato Indigo
http://www2.indigorenderer.com/joomla/

[frikes]

up!!! chi è daccordo per metterla in rilievo e raccogliere tutti i link alle applicazioni free?

[Atlantisland]

Originariamente inviato da frikes

up!!! chi è daccordo per metterla in rilievo e raccogliere tutti i link alle applicazioni free?

dai che in questo momento the giox si sta preparando per la laurea, non forziamolo...spammiamo un po' per tenerlo su!

[guyver]

a parte tenerlo up ... chi si prende la briga di fare mini guide... ? voi che ne pensate?

[Atlantisland]

Originariamente inviato da guyver

a parte tenerlo up ... chi si prende la briga di fare mini guide... ? voi che ne pensate?

ovvero, mini guide??? la descrizione del programma?

[frikes]

Originariamente inviato da guyver

a parte tenerlo up ... chi si prende la briga di fare mini guide... ? voi che ne pensate?

miniguide???
se proprio nehai voglia!
io intendevo solo una raccolta di link utili