Free version imports: DXF. Exports: POV, Renderman RIB. Free version features: Direct3d realtime rendering, material editor (ambient, specular, diffuse, color mix, transparency), 30 3d primitives, several light types, lathe building object, extrude objects, 3d True Type fonts, object face and point editing, skeletal animation, IK, fog, smooth, flat, and wireframe rendering, scene hierarchy, shadows, object merge, deform, bend objects, trim, soften edges of object. No: CSG, radiosity, atmospheric fx, landscape generator, refraction, focal blur.
System Requirements for 3D Canvas:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 or XP Pentium Processor or equivalent 64 MB of RAM 8 MB Video card, with a minimum resolution of 800x600 @ 16 bit color.
http://www.tmanor.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=119&title=3D%20Canvas%20/%207.49MB
Program crashed when I tried to place text into the scene.
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http://www.amabilis.com/
Old site: www.blender.nl
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www.blender3d.com
Supports Direct3D, OpenGL, and 3DS files. Supports light sources, camera, ambient lighting, etc. A scene is made up of components (objects), a simulation tree (objects linked together in a tree), and routes (components linked together with actions). Some components: walk about, weather, rotate, rigid body, switch, sound shadow, shading, sequence, spring, spin.
You can show video on a tv screen model. You can allow user to click on an object to affect it. You will need to send them your email address to get a registration code.
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http://www.eonreality.com/