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3DMatrix http://www.digitalscores.com/3dmatrix/index.html is
a multi-purpose polygon editor and modeler aimed at game and simulation developers and 2D designers based on Java. There are also
features that may be of interest to mathematics students. Models can be exported to DXF and Povray. 3DMatrix works under Iris Silicon Graphics,
Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, Solaris and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP.
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Shareware
Trial version available
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3Dom http://threedom.sourceforge.net/ and
http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/cwis/research/graphics/3DOM/index2.html
3Dom stands for 3-Dimensional Object Modeler. The aim of 3dom is to offer a tool to model reality with user-chosen accuracy, and user-chosen
inclination for a particular purpose, which can be gradually improved and extended.
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GPL
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3dPM http://rupert.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/~kraftts/ is a new modeler for POVRAY
using Troll Tech's Qt. Current Version: 0.5
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GPL
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AC3D http://www.ac3d.org a very easy to use 3D modeler which allows anyone to create and manipulate good 3D
models. Models can be exported in a number of different formats such as VRML or they can be sent directly to a raytracer such as POVray or Renderman.
AC3D can import DXF, Lightwave and some other format files.
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Shareware
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ACIS http://www.spatial.com/ 3D Toolkit is a state-of-the-art 3D modeling system that provides curve, surface,
and solid modeling in an open object-oriented architecture. ACIS provides a rich topology structure that handles finite, infinite, and semi-infinite geometry.
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Commercial
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AERO http://www.ee.uwa.edu.au/~braunl/aero/ is a simulation program based on rigid body systems. With the built-in
3D editor you can create a virtual scene consisting of spheres, boxes (cuboids), cylinders and plains.
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Public domain
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Art of Illusion http://www.artofillusion.org/ is a free, open source 3D modelling 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. Development Status: Beta
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GPL
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Behemot Editor http://www.behemot.com/ a graphics program which allows to model and render 3D objects and scenes.
Development Status: Beta
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BSD License
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Blender Updated! http://www.blender3d.com/ a high quality animation studio, extremely fast and versatile design instrument. You
can easy build and manage complex environments. The renderer is versatile and extremely fast. All basic animation principles (curves & keys) are well implemented.
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Both Free and Commercial
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Yes
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Bolay3D http://sourceforge.net/projects/bolay3d/ project to create a high-quality 3D modeling,
animation and rendering system. Development Status: Planning
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GPL
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BRL-CAD's MGED
http://brlcad.org/
(Multiple-Device
Geometry Editor)
is BRL-CAD's graphics editor.
A powerful Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) based solid modeling system,
including an interactive geometry editor, a ray tracing library,
multiple ray-tracing based lighting models, a generic framebuffer library,
a network-distributed image-processing and signal-processing capability,
and a large collection of related tools and utilities.
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GPL
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Yes
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DeskArtes IDS http://www.deskartes.com/ is a software package which has been specially developed as a design tool
for industrial designers, consisting of Modeler, Visualizer, CAD/CAM Links (Design geometry can be transferred to other CAD/CAM/CAE systems using DXF, IGES or
VDA-FS formats), Rapid Links (it can process the output of CAD/CAM Links to generate STL(SLA) format which is used by rapid prototyping machines).
Supported platforms: SGI, Sun, HP and IBM
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Commercial
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Extreme Wave http://ewave.seul.org/ an ambitious project to create a feature rich, extensible 3D modeling environment.
Extreme Wave should be considered alpha quality and is intended for developers, but it is (sort of) usable already.
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GPL
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FAMP http://FAMP.sourceforge.net/ Free Animation and Modeling Project, is a project to create a full featured
3-Dimensional Modeling and Animation System. Development Status: Planning
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GPL
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Fictor http://3d.linart.krakow.pl/OfficinaArtificialis/ a 3D modeler written in Java using OpenGL.
It is designed for creation of low-poly models. It supports wide variety of intuitive modeling tools and many file formats. Development Status: Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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Giram http://www.giram.org/ Is Really A Modeler. A Persistance Of Vision (POV-Ray) oriented modeler. Probably it will
become a multi-purpose modeler. It is written in C, using the GTK+ version 1.2 user interface. It is still in an early stage of development.
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GPL
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GL-Space Site seems to be not accessable http://tularosa.eece.unm.edu/staff/greywolf/glspace/ a
free 3D modeler for the X window system. GL-Space follows the TrueSpace 2.0 concept in its layout and function.
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??
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GmOne http://gmone.org/ another 3D modeler, that aims to be scriptable.
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GPL
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GRiTS http://grits.sourceforge.net/ The purpose of this project is to create a free, cross-platform, OpenGL-based
VRML Modeler. Development Status: Alpha
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GPL
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gSculpt http://gsculpt.sourceforge.net/ is a 3D modelling program that allows models to be build by performing
sweeps on polylines. These models can then be transformed using a variety of tools. It is currently aimed at hobbyists, game developers and demo coders. Development Status: Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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No
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Innovation3D http://innovation3d.sourceforge.net/ a 3D modelling program for Linux using KDE and OpenGL. It supports both
mesh and NURBS based interactive modelling.
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GPL
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Yes
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irit http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~irit a freeware solid modeler developed for educational purposes. Although small,
it is now powerful enough to create quite complex scenes. It is a simple environment that allows one to model basic, primitive based, models using Boolean operations as
well as freeform surface's based models.
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Freeware (not
public domain)
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Yes
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K3Studio http://k3studio.sourceforge.net/ is the universal workbench for 2d/3d modeling, visualization and simulation.
The main topic is simulation and visualization of automata networks, but it can be used for diagram drawing, flowcharting, presentation, as a CAD, GIS,... Status: ALPHA
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GPL
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K4DE http://www.k4de.de/ an editor for the KDE-surface for the creation and manipulation of threedimensional objects.
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GPL
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K-3D http://www.k-3d.com/ is a free 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.
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GPL
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kWorldEd http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2865/ a 3d modeler for KDE. It has a grid, a
tree view, a 3d view, a Layout manager, and a Modeler. It will have full texture mapping, skeletal modelling, hierarchal model design, 3dfx dual-screen support and other
goodies. Development urgently needs additional contributors. New in version 0.2.0 is autoconf/automake support, seperate Modeler and Layout views, support for Lightwave/Blender
ASCII imports, object rotation/scaling and updated screenshots.
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GPL
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MagicLight http://magiclight.sourceforge.net/ is a free 3D modeler with animation support. Development Status: Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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MARS http://members.tripod.com/~Juergen_Erhard/mars_index.html stands for Modelling Animation
and Rendering System. It is a system for creating and animating 3D objects, in a distributed and shared environment (like a LAN). It can transparently support any raytracer,
and render on remote systems.
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Free Software
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Yes
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Me3D New URL: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/samr7/me3d/ a polygonal 3D modeling program, intended
for creating OpenGL models for use in games and other programs that perform real-time rendering.
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GPL
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mg^2 formerly known as mod http://www.op.net/~finklesk/3d.html a 3D modeler for X11. It is written in C and
development currently concentrates on adding features. it does some interesting things so far, but it is by no means useful yet.
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GPL
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Midnight Modeler (MNM) http://www.lamertz.net/mnm.html a GUI based interface for the POV 2.x raytracer. MNM features a ACAD style
user interface and supports complex surface creations, nested CSGs, layers, import/export of DXF and RAW files, shaded previews, nearly full control over the POV textures, interactive
panning/rotating/zooming, and more.
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Freeware
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MindsEye http://mindseye.sourceforge.net/ is a highly modular and extensible 3d modeling/animation package with support
for NURBS surfaces. It's designed to allow multiple scenes and to provide extensive network support. Mutli-user support is also planned. Development Status: Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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Modlight http://modlight.sourceforge.net/ this project attempts to be a user-friendly modeler, using GTK+ and MesaGL.
The main feature is that it will be able to import/export to POV-Ray scripts. Development Status: Alpha
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Proprietary License
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Moonlight Altelier Offiicial site http://www.moonlight3D.org is dead. Try http://moonlight.stpinkert.de/ instead. Formerly known as
Moonlight Creator is a 3D modeler and renderer application. It delivers a complete set of tools to create images and visual effects on Linux.
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Free
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Mops http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~rschultz/mops/ is a free 3D modeling environment for
the RenderMan Interface.
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BSD type
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omo http://sourceforge.net/projects/omo/ models objects. Is to be a 3D modeler that is completely free (by the
GNU definition) but in a very early stage of development.
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GPL
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PMR (The Poor Man's Renderer) http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/AS/janus/new/pmr/pmr.html a simple 3D rendering/editing
tool. It is not designed to compete with expansive professional tools, but it is free (including free source) free for personal use.
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Free for non- commercial use
GMDlicense
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Yes
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Pretty Poly Editor - PPE http://prettypoly.sourceforge.net/ a portable (mainly linux/win32)
open-source 3D-modeler. It is targetted at 3D games development, and as such, features OpenGL display and WYSIWYG functionality. It uses OpenGL,
Plib, FLTK, and Python scripting. Very early stage of development.
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GPL
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Primal Form http://primal.sourceforge.net/ has a simple user interface inspired by Nichimen's N-World, an extensible
architecture using plug-ins, and a TCP/IP command port. The current version is minimally useful. You can create or load geometry, edit with a few tools, apply basic
surface attributes and save your work for later editing.
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GPL
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Pygmalion3D http://Pygmalion3D.sourceforge.net/ is multi platform oriented 3DCG environment.
Basically 3D models are created by polygonal subdivision surface. Development Status: Beta
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GPL
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Sced http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~schenney/sced/sced.html Constraint Based Scene Design. Sced is a modelling
program that makes use of geometric constraints to edit objects in a virtual world. The scenes created can be exported to a variety of rendering programs, including POVray,
Radiance, Rayshade, RenderMan(R) compliant programs, such as the Blue Moon Rendering Tools, VRML browsers.
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GPL
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Sceda http://www.cyberus.ca/~denism/sceda/sceda.html Scene Editor/Animator
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?GPL?
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SCEDA II http://members.home.net/mbeast1/ is, like sced, an X-Windows based, constraint-oriented three dimensional
wireframe modeler. It provides support for splined keyframe animation.
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?GPL?
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Superficie http://superficie.sourceforge.net/ is a small program that allows to visualize 3D surfaces, and to manipulate
them. It allows to rotate, to move away, to show illumination, etc. on the surface at issue.
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GPL
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Truevision http://truevision.sourceforge.net/ Truevsion is a 3D modeler for gnome and povray. It is still in an alpha
developpement phase.
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GPL
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VARKON http://www.varkon.com a completely open general purpose interactive modeling system but also
a programming language, an object oriented database, a sculptured surface modeler, fully parametric in 2D and 3D. It can even be used as a 2D drafting
system when this is needed. It is not intended for the average end user but rather for those who wish to develop CAD related functionality of their own.
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GPL
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Vertical|3D http://sourceforge.net/projects/vertical3d/ will be a high-end 3D modeling, animation,
and rendering application for the linux Gnome desktop environment. Development Status: Planning/Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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VeX net http://sourceforge.net/projects/vexnet/ platform independent, multi-user envirnoment (initially CAD and modelling,
then expand). 3D front end in OpenGL. Development Status: Pre-Alpha
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GPL
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Virtuoso http://www.jps.net/virtuoso/ is an attempt to create a high-quality, complete and free 3d package for
Linux OS(at this time, other OSs will be supported as we progress). Virtuoso is part of the OpenSource(tm) movement. Virtuoso is in early development stages
and is currently not available for download.
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Wings 3D http://www.wings3d.com/
is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.
It is possible to assign materials, vertex color, UV coordinates and textures, but there will be improvements in those features.
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BSD
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wxPOV http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxpov/ is a 3D modeler for povray. Using wxWindows for the
GUI, wxPOV will be supported across multiple platforms. The first target platforms are FreeBSD, Linux and Windows. Development Status: Planning
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GPL
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Y.A.P.R.M. http://yaprm.sourceforge.net/ (Yet another PovRay Modeler) YAPRM is a modeler to generate Povray-files.
Up to now there are not so many things to do with it, but this will hopefully change soon.
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GPL
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