The FREE 3D applications list

[Gary David Bouton]

Everyone, please help!

I need a definitive list to serve all members and visitors pointing them to free downloads of either fully working demos of 3D programs, or just demo versions.

Please add links, add a brief description/review of the program, possibly a quick example of the program's features/power, and please keep in mind that everyone does not have a cable modem.

Please help add to make this a really swell list.

Here's mine:

Adobe Dimensions 3 is an inexpensive ($149) application that extrudes and revolves paths to create anything from vases to extruded text. Texturing, lighting, and decomposing primitives is supported; it can export to PostScript or bitmap renderings but not to meshes. Shadows, reflections, and bump mapping are not supported, but hey, the learning curve is EASY.

Demo:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryado...tml#product=20



TIA,
Gare

[bmh216]

Here are a few to look at, all FREE:

Wings 3D (excellent free modeller)
http://www.wings3d.com/

K3D
http://k3d.sourceforge.net/

Draw 3D
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gorb...3D/Draw3D.html

POV-Ray & Pover (the original freeware modelling/rendering package--these go together quite well)
http://povray.org/
http://erny.narod.ru/eng/pover.htm

Design Workshop Lite
http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html

Alice (Check this out!)
http://www.alice.org/

Genesis II (landscape generation)
http://www.geomantics.com/

Terragen (landscape generation)
http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/

gmax (discreet's free game-oriented modeller)
http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/

Sorry I didn't offer better descriptions, but you're usually better off just visiting the sites themselves and seeing if the programs interest you.

I would love to include Strata 3D Base, but apparently it no longer exists. Sad, it was a great way to learn the basics of 3D space/4 viewport modelling, and the basic tools most 3D apps use.

Brett

[Mike Bailey]

Yep! Anim8or is pretty cool.

Here is another one you can check out Bob.

http://www.ppmodeler.com

I only looked at the screen shots of this software, maybe another good freebee.

My Trash

[weldorman]

Thanks for your input reguarding 3D Canvas.I bought the full version($69.95) last week.I could see I would need the better tools that came with it.Thanks again.

Mike

[kaibab]

this forum is also good for free 3d software:
http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...1&m=6221931595

[DMerchen]

There is a nice program at

http://www.zbrush.com

3D and painting program. The demo can be used indefinitely by continuing to register the serial number each month.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
Pablo Picasso

Please feel free to visit Dave's Renderosity Gallery

[Erik Heyninck]

Thanks to Stu (aka Kiwi, who else?) I can add here that DigitMAg, November issue, comes with a free version of XFrog 3.2.
Unfortunately only for Windows users, but not to be missed, and with an interesting upgrade price to 3.5.
www.xfrog.com

Mac users get Pixels 3D 3.7 for free.
www.pixels3d.com

And you also get 7 hours of narrared video training for Photoshop6 (advanced?).

Sounds interesting, does it not?

HI Mike,
Some nice images on thgre site you have...looks like you're a Poser fan too?

Really like the Eagal too.

So much software...so little time! :-)

Bob C.

[Bob C.]

Been looking for several weeks now ...tried Blender and got buried by its very difficult (to me at least UI).

At gidgit's suggestion I tried Wings3D which was much friendlier to use and actually completed a Tut with it. But I just found and did a tutorial with Anima8or also free and fairly intuitive to use.

At first is looked a bit too cartoon like but some users are doing impressived stuff with it and using Gare's rule about being able to use it the first hour or so after opening it applied for me. It does Modeling, rendering and animation..but not tired them all yet.

you can see it here:
Anim8or

Here is the tutorial I just finished:

Bob C.

[Gary David Bouton]

Everyone, please help!

I need a definitive list to serve all members and visitors pointing them to free downloads of either fully working demos of 3D programs, or just demo versions.

Please add links, add a brief description/review of the program, possibly a quick example of the program's features/power, and please keep in mind that everyone does not have a cable modem.

Please help add to make this a really swell list.

Here's mine:

Adobe Dimensions 3 is an inexpensive ($149) application that extrudes and revolves paths to create anything from vases to extruded text. Texturing, lighting, and decomposing primitives is supported; it can export to PostScript or bitmap renderings but not to meshes. Shadows, reflections, and bump mapping are not supported, but hey, the learning curve is EASY.

Demo:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryado...tml#product=20



TIA,
Gare