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.

3dc32120 - Windows v1.20 ? freeware
Homepage (direct download): ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/graph/3dc32120.zip
Description: 3D Object Converter for Windows v1.20

3dcnv132 ? DOS ? freeware
Homepage (direct download): ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/graph/3dcnv132.zip
Description: 3D Object Converter for DOS v1.32. No details available.

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.

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.

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.

Angel - freeBSD, Linux, NT (Windows?), and SGI - freeware
Homepage: http://www.dctsystems.freeserve.co.uk/angel.html
Description: A simple Renderman Interface rendering engine. Looks fairly basic, and not too useful.

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.

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

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/SiliconVal...spsw/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.

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.

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.

Conrad ? Windows ? freeware
Homepage: http://www.openentry.dk/conrad.htm
Description: Limited details on homepage. Supports UV mapping, tilting. Converts 3ds to Radiance.

Crossroads 3D ? Windows only ? freeware
Homepage: http://home.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/
Description: Crossroads 3D is a 3D file conversion program that supports a wide array of formats. It is a
fairly well known and respected program, and is a good choice for a freeware converter. Does exactly what
it needs to do.
Rating (out of 5): *****

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/SiliconVal...D-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/~draw3d/
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.

GLView ? Windows ? freeware
Homepage: http://home.snafu.de/hg/
Description: GLView is a standalone VRML 1.0/2.0 browser and 3D file viewer. Very limited details and
support on homepage.

GMAN - Toolkit - Unix - freeware
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gman-toolkit
Description: A rendering system.

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.

Illuminate - Linux - freeware
Homepage: http://illuminate.sourceforge.net/
Description: "An extensible photorealistic renderer based on Monte Carlo pathtracing and other advanced
rendering techniques."

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.

IVCON - MS-DOS - freeware
Homepage: http://www.psc.edu/%7Eburkardt/src/ivcon/ivcon.html
Description: An old converter for the following formats: 3DS, ASE, BYU, DXF, GMOD, HRC, IV, OBJ,
POV, SMF, STL/STLA, STLB, TEC, TRI/TRIA, TRIB, TXT,UCD, VLA, WRL, and XGL. Can be run
from the command line on any Windows PC.

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.

jrMan - All java platforms - freeware
Homepage: http://jrman.sourceforge.net/
Description: This is a REYES scanline rendering implementation of the Renderman interface. It is written
entirely in Java and is still under development.

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.

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

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

Lily Eight - Windows and PowerMac - freeware
Homepage: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/lilysoft/
Description: Simple modeler, might have animation capabilities. Can export to RIB files for rendering. An
interesting feature (really the only useful one) is that it can convert RIB files back to a number of other
formats. For this reason, this entry is also on the conversion software list.

Liquid Spray ? Windows? ? freeware
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVal...1434/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.

lucille: Global Illumination Renderer ? Windows, Linux, OS-X, Irix, Solaris - freeware
Hompeage: http://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~syoyo/lucille/index.html
Description: lucille is an open source parallel global illumination renderer. Features include Monte Carlo
raytracing, photon mapping, and more. Uses RIB files.
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/pr...ple/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.

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.

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

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/SiliconVal...34/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.

Phos - Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~jpanta/Graphics/Phos/
Description: A rendering engine. In addition to the rendering software, a separate 3ds file viewer is
provided that can convert 3ds to the native Phos file to be rendered. Slow.

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.

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."

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

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 ? 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.

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/...gmesh/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.

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/~c...shade/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.?

Redqueen Rendering Tool - Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://www.teamredqueen.com/
Description: A high quality rendering engine. Includes a program for converting 3ds files to the native
format.

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

RenderP3D - Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://www.paralelo.com.br/en/soluc...erp3d/index.htm
Description: A rendering engine. Supports 3ds files.

RenderPark ? Linux, IRIX ? freeware
Homepage: http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/cwis/r...ics/RENDERPARK/
Description: A rendering system.

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.

Siren - MS-Dos - 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.

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?pa...uct/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/tucow...iew/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/~tak...n/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): *****

trace3D - Windows - freeware
Homepage: http://lycium.cfxweb.net/
Description: A rendering engine. Few details on site.

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 5) ? freeware
Homepage: http://www.microform.se
Description: A 3D Cad creation tool.

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

Vision-3D - Mac - shareware
Homepage: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbour...lling/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.

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

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.

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.

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.
from max3d.pl


I to by było na tyle, nie pytać skąd mam tą liste ;s
Może ktoś się pokusi i przetłumaczy opisy tych programów

opisuj co miesiąc po 3 programy, heeeeh

i zdam mature xD

Programowy zawrót głowy! XD

o_O
dużo tego :O

Tylko nie kumam ocb xD znaczy dobrze ze to jest,ale nie kumam skad taki pomysł ;d