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GPL'ed 3D Modeler And Renderer

Posted by michael on from the hello-sphere dept.

hardgeus writes: "A lot of people (including me) have said that what the Open Source world needs is a 3D counterpart to GIMP. Well, it looks like it's finally here: The OpenFX Open-Source 3D modeling, animation and rendering suite . It has a renderer and raytrace engine, NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, a plugin API - and it's under the GPL. Currently only for Windows, but they're working on a Linux and FreeBSD port." There's this and Blender - what other options are there?

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  1. POVLAB by The+Silicon+Sorceror · · Score: 5

    Don't forget the POVLAB development effort, which is beginning to pick up the pace. POVLAB has been around for years as a modeller for POV-Ray, and is just now being rewritten in C++ and made cross-platform with wxWindows.

    See the POVLAB development site for details and to find out if you would like to help.

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  2. Nice Contradiction In The Article by Quarters · · Score: 5
    ...and now we have this


    ...I know about Blender...


    So, if you know about Blender, then you realize that there has been an OpenSource 3D modeling/rendering package available. So why is this new one such a revelation to you?

    And you forgot one. Kinetix/Discreet/Autodesk/(whoever they are this week) will be releasing an OpenSource version of the Max modeller. I don't think it will have rendering capabilities, though. They're putting it out there so people can create content for their favorite game mods.

    1. Re:Nice Contradiction In The Article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4

      Blender is not opensource!

  3. Couple of others. by TheFlu · · Score: 4
    Multimedia creation software is definitely one area where Linux is still lacking. I haven't used it yet, but OFX looks like it's off to a nice start. My other suggestions for desperately needed GPL'd software would be a Premiere clone and a full featured multitrack sound editor a la Cool Edit Pro.

    If you're interested in some other 3D software for Linux (some GPL, some not), there's 3dom, 3dpm, Behemot, G3D, Giram, 3delight, AC3D, and of course Blender as mentioned above.

    Come on Karma, don't fail me now! The Linux Pimp

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