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List of Free 3D Studios - Eu Tyto Alba - 09-16-2012

Wasn't sure weather this goes here or under Creativity. I put together a list of 3D-related freeware and time-unlimited shareware. This is mainly for newbies like myself who want to learn more about 3D before investing in proprietary software like 3DSMAX. Feel free of course to post more links if you know of any that I missed.


Modeling Studios:

gMAX: http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax
- Discontinued precursor to 3DSMAX.

Blender: http://www.blender.org/

Metasequoia: http://metaseq.net/english/index.html

kHEVery Sad http://khed.glsl.ru/index.php?page=download

SketchUp: http://sketchup.google.com/

MeshLab: http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/
- Seen used here and mentioned as used here.

MilkShape: http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/ms3d/index.html

Wings3Very Sad http://www.wings3d.com/

4D Blue: http://www.4dblue.com/

Seamless3Very Sad http://www.seamless3d.com/

Misfit Model 3Very Sad http://www.misfitcode.com/misfitmodel3d/

Art of Illusion: http://www.artofillusion.org/

OpenFX: http://www.openfx.org/

K-3Very Sad http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/Main_Page

TrueSpace: http://www.united3dartists.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=297


Animation Studios:

MikuMikuDance: http://www.geocities.jp/higuchuu4/index_e.htm
- Plain example & example with effects.

FragMOTION: http://www.fragmosoft.com/


Papercraft Related:

Pepakura Viewer & Designer: http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
- Install CutePDF Writer as a printer to be able to save PDFs from a locked version of Pepakura Designer.

Ultimate Papercraft 3Very Sad http://www.papercraft3d.com/upc/index.aspx

DXF2Papercraft: http://dxf2papercraft.sourceforge.net/

TheHeroTutorials Fiberglassing Papercraft Armor: http://youtu.be/a7T8rypEqs8
- Excellent instruction with excellent product suggestions.


RE: List of Free 3D Studios - josh98 - 09-16-2012

Thanks! Smile Smile This will become very helpful for me in the future! Smile


RE: List of Free 3D Studios - puggsoy - 09-16-2012

kHED looks great for someone who's never modelled before, I'll try and make time to try it out.

By the way this looks like the proper place for the thread Smile


RE: List of Free 3D Studios - Eu Tyto Alba - 09-16-2012

(09-16-2012, 12:28 PM)puggsoy Wrote: kHED looks great for someone who's never modelled before, I'll try and make time to try it out.

Yeah, so far I've been relying on kHED and MeshLab to prepare models for Pepakura. kHED mainly for its texture system.