Downloadable Demos & Educational Versions

**Tyger** · 02-22-2005, 11:23 PM

Here's a list of links to various 3d softwares with demo's and tryouts to help you decide what your 3d needs are.

Well known apps (and not just the big players [img]/DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/thumbsup.gif[/img])

XSI Experience
3dsmax
Maya Personal Learning Edition
Lightwave Discovery Edition
Cinema 4D (one of my Favourite 3d Apps)
Houdini

Some cheaper apps and newer apps on the market

Hash Animation Master
Silo
Carrara Studio
Amapi 3D
Truespace
Merlin 3D
Vue d'Esprit
Realsoft
Strata

Post Edited (_Tyger_) : 2/22/2005 6:36:03 PM GMT

**Tyger** · 02-22-2005, 11:41 PM

Some cheaper apps (continued)

Pixels3D(mac only)
Electric Image
Form Z
ac3d
Swift3D (another one of my favs!)

Free 3D Programs

Wings3D
POV-Ray
Terragen (free for personal, non-commercial use)
Blender (free open source GPL)
Art of Illusion (open source, Java-based modeler and renderer)
Milkshape 3D
Anim8tor
Animoids

David Z · 04-28-2005, 07:27 PM

For those designers who are looking for a free trial use of a simple 3D mathematical pattern generator, click "Full Generator" within the link below.

The "Side View" allows one to visualize in 3D a great variety of geometric topologies which are based on the helix.

Design Generator

xplozik13 · 10-19-2005, 08:01 AM

thz..Tyger..

CG Man · 06-28-2006, 12:11 AM

XSI Demo Page http://www.softimage.com/products/xsi/default.aspx

Basherdesign · 02-01-2008, 06:37 PM

Is Wings3D good? Im downloading it now....

Takayuki · 02-05-2008, 03:36 PM

If your confortable with it, then it's a good software.