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• AC3D 3d Modeler - The modeler allows both novice users and experts to construct models in 3d quickly and easily on Windows and Linux. The powerful but intuitive interface makes usage much easier than other 3d software. Generates: VRML, POVRay, BMRT and many other formats.
• Adept Development - Kribi 3D Engine the pure software Kribi Renderer.
• Adobe Dimensions 3.0 - Powerful 3D rendering tool for production-quality 3D artwork, offering the unique ability to create both vector and raster graphics. Wrap both vector art and raster images around any 3D shape and combine simple objects to create complex shapes. [Macintosh/Windows]
• Amethyst ShadowFX - A sun and shadow modeling program for architects and town planners. Shadow profiles can be quickly and easily generated without the need to input complex 3D objects.
• Anim8or - A free 3D modeling and character animation program. Features include Create and modify 3D models with built-in primitives such as spheres, cylinders, and platonic solids. Import and modify .3DS (3D Studio), .LWO (Lightwave), and .OBJ (Wavefront) object files. Texture support for .BMP, .GIF, and .JPG format files. [Win NT4/9X/Win2K]
• Art of Illusion - Free open source 3D modeling and rendering studio.
• Behemot Graphics Editor - Model and render 3D objects and scenes. It runs on Windows95/NT, Linux and Mac. It can create and modify graphically b-rep, blob, NURBS models; object can be logically intersected or subtracted.
• Blueberry3D - An advanced Windows program that allows the designing and creation of virtual landscapes or automatically generates it from real map data. Program uses mathematical fractals to extend the data and create smaller details automatically.
• CALIMAX Modeller - A 32-bit 3D modeling tool for Win NT and Win 95. The program has been written to primarily interface with the Persistance of Vision raytracer (POV-Ray version 2.x and 3.x).
• Caviar - Tutorials for Rhino3d covering general setup, the RIB-file, parameterization and texture maps, applying shaders to objects, smoother NURBS, texture control, and a gallery. Also BMRT benchmark and a few shaders.
• Chumbalum Soft - MilkShape 3D - Shareware low-polygon modeler, and animation package that includes the basic operations; select, scale, move, rotate, extrude, turn edge, and subdivide. Product description, screenshots, forum, links to tutorials, and downloads.
• CyberMotion 3D-Designer - A professional 3D-modeling plus raytracing and animation system. Features include a multi-window graphical user interface, 3D modeling and objects, materials assignments, preview functions, animation, particle systems, and raytracing.
• DMesh - A Windows 95 mesh creation and deformation tool for use with 3D modeling, rendering and animation software. Primary focus is the generation of smooth-surface mesh objects for use in humanoid and other organic modeling tasks. Uses a proprietary Musculature Definition Language.
• 3dom - A 3D solid object modeler designed to be independent of the rendered back-end. Features include constructive solid modeling, reality-based material representation, and a flexible plugin system, scripting through Python bindings and a constraint-solving engine.
• Draw3D - Free 3D designing and modeling program for Windows. Can extrude/sweep new objects, and use parametric NURBS curves. Old version includes full Visual Basic plus Assembly source code. Product specifications, screenshots, tutorials, and downloads.
• 3dtrueFree Perl Vrml Wrl Online Tools - Includes a 3d interactive web search engine, picture to terrain map maker, model search engine, 3d shape maker program, and an atlas terrain server.
• EditPoly - 3d polygon and polyline editor.
• Escultor 2.0 - A free low polygon 3D editor with an independent texture management.
• Extreme Wave 3D - An ambitious project to create a feature rich, extensible 3D modeling environment. Currently emphasizes povray export for scene rendering, but support for other formats are planned. Program will eventually include a native ray tracer as well.
• Form-Z RenderZone RadioZity - A 3D rendering application to generate photo-realistic models and 3D images, based on the LightWorks rendering engine. Seven levels of rendering: flat, Gouraud, Phong, preview z-buffer, full z-buffer, preview ray-trace, and full ray-trace.
• FreeForm Modeling System - SensAble's modeling system allows designers to model on the computer with their sense of touch. The system provides a physical, analog interface to create a valuable, digital asset.
• Game Studio - Repix Inc. - A modeling application to design wireframe, polygonal, and hybrid objects with special attributes, test, and save 3D models for real-time rendering.
• Geometry Utility Library - GUL - Geometry Utility Library for construction, evaluation, manipulation and visualization of geometric objects, especially for parametric and implicit defined surfaces.
• gSculpt - An Opensource 3D modeling application based on Cybersculpt a 3D modeling application for the Atari ST range of computers. Creates models using translational and rotational sweeps of polylines.
• hamaPatch - Spline-based 3D modeling program for Windows 95, featuring shaded previews, export to many popular 3D formats, and the ability to perform test renders in POV-Ray or BMRT.
• Hue AS - Flagship product HueSpace SDK, 3D volume rendering software with cluster support for the PC platform.
• Imageware - ModelMagic3D, an easy to use, interactive, 3D modeling package used to create OpenGL scenes rendered in real-time.
• Jarfish Design - ClayScape3D is a 3D-modeling program that allows the user to interactively sculpt virtual clay in real time. Is geared toward Macintosh 3D graphics enthusiasts requires Apple's OpenGL extensions.
• J-Cad - A polygon editing and modeler for Java. Includes file exporting (including AutoCAD DXF), mathematical modeler, export between formats including AutoCAD DXF, tool-box includes polygon reduction, surface relaxing, animation features included with JCad Pro. It functions as a standalone program or as a utility to integrate with other favorite 3D applications. Works under: Iris Silicon Graphics, Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, Solaris and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP.
• JPatch - Open source 3D-patch modeler and animation tool designed to model and animate "organic" shapes such as humans, animals, and aliens. It is written in Java, and outputs to POV-Ray and RenderMAN format.
• Mental Ray Renderer - Leading raytracing rendering engine.
• Micropcomputer Topography - 3DEM produce three dimensional terrain scenes, flyby animations and VRML worlds from freely available USGS DEM files. Senes can be saved in many formats. (Win95/98/NT)
• MS MacroSystem Software - Fast scientific 3D-visualization software optimized for Win real time render of regular meshes and scattered data. OpenGL based 3D Viewer for surface topography, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM, SPM, STM), dimensional metrology.
• PhotoModeler - Windows software package for measuring and modeling real-world objects and scenes through the use of photographs. Create 3D models from photos complete with points, lines, surfaces, and photo textures mapped on right from photos.
• PICARIO B.V. - The FACE software provides an environment to present products in all varieties quickly in a realistic life-like setting.
• PlantStudio - Tool for creating pictures of 3D plants. It simulates herbaceous (non-woody) plants like wildflowers and cut flowers, vegetables, weeds, grasses, and herbs using a parameter-driven simulation of plant growth and structure.
• PolyTrans - Okino Computer Graphics, Inc. - A powerful and accurate 3d model, scene, NURBS, animation translator. Complete scene conversion in a single integrated software package. Creates "Render Ready" models. Includes conversion options to choose from.
• Polywog - A free, simple 3D-modeling program creates and edits 3D polygonal objects. Versions available for Win95/NT or Amiga.
• Quick3D - Complete 3D file format viewing and converting solution, with the ability to freely convert between all supported 3D file format types (currently 20). OpenGL hardware support. Vertex scaling function. [Win 95/98/ME/2000/NT 4.0]
• Real2Virtual - A tool for generating 3D VRML models from digital-camera-images, graphical-images, or from free-hand line drawings. Complex 24-bit color texture-mapped models can be created.
• Rhinoceros - Nurbs Modeling For Windows - Rhino can create, edit, analyze, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces, and solids in Windows. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size. Rhino also has support for polygon meshes.
• Siren: A Simple-Image Renderer - A scanline renderer, supports most of the basic RenderMan features, renders simple scenes in real time for motion preview, by J. Scott Iverson. Runs under MS-DOS.
• SiTex Graphics - AIR is a 3D graphics renderer for Windows: it produces images of scenes exported from modeling and animation programs.
• solidThinking - NURBS and polygonal modeling, Subdivision Surfaces, Construction History, full OpenGL support, the advanced modeling tools, all industry leading rendering techniques, data exchange with most popular CAD and animation programs, available on both Windows and Macintosh.
• Studio PON - Digital Clay is 3D modeling and visualization software for Windows. Features 20 types of auto distortion filters, 3-D paint function and the capability to export models in most 3-D file formats.
• StyleSkin - An advanced graphics rendering package which renders 3D interface skins from simple templates.
• Synthesized Landscapes - Information and examples of raytraced fractal landscapes using POV-Ray plus the fBm landscape generator Gforge.
• Voxel3D - It is a voxel based 3D modeling software, designed for 3D beginner, create models easily by using the 2D painting technique.
• VRS The Virtual Rendering System - A computer graphics software library for constructing interactive 3D applications. Provides a large collection of 3D rendering components that facilitate implementing 3D graphics applications and experimenting with graphics algorithms. Distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
• Wings 3D - Open source graphic 3D modeller.
• Zolos Canadian Distributor - Form·Z is a 3D rendering software and surface 3D modeler. It can exchange over twenty different file formats including AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator.