Anim8or is a FREE 3D modeling and character animation program developed by Steve Glanville (software engineer, NVidia).
This is an excellent software particularly for hobbyists and those who are new to animation and don't want to invest huge amount of money in commercial softwares. Although Anim8or is not as powerful as 3DStudio MAX or Lightwave,it offers a huge range of interesting features.
Some of the key features of this software are :
- 3D Modeler - Create and modify 3D models. Built-in primitives such as spheres, cylinders, platonic solids, etc.; mesh-edit and subdivision; splines, extrusion, lathing, modifiers, bevel and warps,
- TrueType font support - 2D and 3D extruded text for any TrueType font.
- OpenGL based real time operation,
- Import and modify .3DS (3D Studio), .LWO (Lightwave), and .OBJ (Wavefront) object files,
- Export .3DS files,
- Built in 3D Object browser,
- Jointed character editor,
- Morph targets,
- Anti-aliased software renderer for high quality, production quality images,
- Create 3D scenes and animations and output .AVI movie files, .JPG and .BMP images,
- Supports textures, bump maps, soft shadows, spotlights, fog, and much more,
- Texture support for .BMP, .GIF, and .JPG format files,
- Print images of scenes and models.
- OpenGL shaders for realistic previews.
- Scripting language.
- Plig-ins for parameteric shape and object export.
For newcomers , there are several tutorials written by the author as well as other Anim8or enthusiasts .
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