3D Graphic Software Reviews and Downloads

3D Canvas

3D Canvas is a real-time, 3D-modeling and -animation tool that incorporates a drag-and-drop approach. Complex models can be constructed from simple 3D primitives or created using 3D Canvas's object-building tools. Creating an animated scene is as simple as positioning the objects within your scene for each point in time in your animation. 3D Canvas will ensure the resulting animation runs smoothly. In version 6.5.1 six new import formats are now available: MD2, Biovision Motion Capture (bvh), Neutral Object Format (nof), Raw Triangles (raw), Wavefront (obj), and WorldToolKit (nff).

AVTJet Video Studio

Creating and applying animation effects, virtual 3d screen, transitions, static effects, texts, audio recording and mixing , AVTJet Video Studio is a home video production studio perfect for home video editing. AVTJet Video Studio Key Features: 1. Using media source material, create, manage and master movies. (The file format of source material can be:mpg/ mpeg/ avi/ wmv/ asf/ vob/ mov/ qt/ mp3/ wav/ wma/ jpg/ jpeg/ gif/ bmp/ png/ tga/ tif/ tiff/ pcx) 2. Edit video images by animation effects. you can make animation effects easily by using its animation effects creation tool. 3. Edit video images by magic 3D screens. 4. Edit video images by applying static effects. 5. Edit video images by applying overlay texts. 6. Add various transitions between clips. 7. Insert one or more audio tracks in your media file, mix audio clips, trim and edit audio tracks together with video editing. 8. Save both video and audio streams of created movie to one of the most common formats, such as AVI, MPEG(DVD/SVCD/VCD), SWF, 3GP, specifying frame size,frequency, bitrate and other parameters of your output movie file. The limitation of unregistered version is the AVTJet watermark in the output video of the compiled projects.

Google SketchUp

Google Sketchup is an easy-to-use 3D modelling software that enables you to create 3D models of houses, buildings and many other objects, using an array of drag and drop tools and materials in a WYSIWYG editing environment. You can design your objects with rectangles, circles, ovals, arcs, lines and freehand drawings, and use a unique push/pull tool to add dimension to 2D objects. The program offers a library of building material patterns (brick, concrete, wood, glass, carpte etc.) and colors that you can use to add a realistic look to your creation. The finished design can be exported to popular image formats, including JPG, TIF, PNG and BMP, or shared via the Google 3D warehouse. Google Sketchup does not require any 3D experience, but you should read the supplied documentation and tutorials to make full use of the software - an interactive tutorial will explain the basic functionality for each selected tool. There is also a Pro version available, that offers export to 3D and raster formats.

Blender for Windows

Blender is the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation.

3D FontTwister

FontTwister provides a way to create dazzling text effects. It comes with a selection of templates for graphic styles, color gradients, textures, shapes, letter edges, 3D bevels, shadows, buttons and frames.

MilkShape 3D

Produce scenes for inclusion in homemade machinima movies. 3D Milkshape Modeler can be used to animate a wide variety of free 3D models. It can even be used in a professional development environment as a quick an easy way of previewing a 3D model in a game like environment.

BoxCoverMaker3d

BoxCoverMaker3d is a 3D cover creator software that helps you create professional looking , unlimited 3D covers for your software box.It is very easy to use, allowing you to create a professional looking cover image in less than 3 minutes.

AC3D

AC3D is a 3D object and scene modeler, that is easy to use, yet powerful enough to create professional looking 3D designs. Whether you want to design 3d objects for games or build your dream home in virtual reality, AC3D allows you to to quickly turn your ideas into excellent three dimensional models.

CyberMotion 3D-Designer

CyberMotion 3D-Designer is an integrated 3D-graphics program for modeling, animating and rendering photorealistic 3D-scenes. It features a multi-window graphical user interface, a vast number of 3D modeling tools, terrains and atmospheres, TrueType-3D-Fonts, NURBS-Patches and Boolean Operations, hierarchical animation, Inverse Kinematics, a highly optimized raytrace renderer, and a host of special effects, such as lens flares, object halo, motion blur, object deformation, depth-sharpeness, animated starfields, real particle systems with shadows, reflections, transparencies, volumetric lightning, multiple bitmap layer, and much more.

VizUp

With this software in place, they get a pain-free way to reduce polygons and optimize 3D models, and presentations before publishing them on Web. Also, VizUp Standard simplifies LOD generation for games and virtual reality. The product has a "Fast reduction" option to let you optimize 3D models quickly and effectively select the necessary level of reduction.

AutoDEM

This software is a utility for creating digital elevation models from scanned topographic maps. Multiple layers interface to manage original map, extracted contours and elevation grids. It includes common image editing tools such as zoom, hand, selection, pen, eraser and floodfill. You can import and export USGS 7'5 DEM files, Terragen, Raw Matrix - ASCII or binary with HDR header compatible with 3DEM. Provides a plug-in based architecture through a DLL mechanism. It also provides contour lines extraction from map through difference filters, and contour lines reconstruction. Contour lines interpolation with different methods like geodesic distances, partial differential equations, inverse distance weighted averaging, radial basis functions and kriging are supported. An embossing filter and a real time 3D terrain viewer to preview the terrain rendering is included.

Quick 3D Cover

Quick 3D Cover enables you to create professional looking simulations of software boxshots, e-books covers, CD jewel cases, DVD cases and some other objects. It includes a series of template that include different boxshot arrangements (one or more boxes), software box and CD combinations, as well as simulated LCD screens and several other office objects like binders, folders and more. You can load the images to use for the front, side, top and bottom and the program will automatically scale them and adjust the perspective to fit the selected object. Other features include shadow effects, reflection effects, adjustable shading and highlights and batch processing of multiple templates. The output can be saved in JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG format.

StyleSkin

StyleSkin is a graphics editor, designed to create 3D or 2D interface designs for web designs or applications. You can design a template with form fields and buttons, and then apply a custom skin from images of your choice, or use the included styles to render the template into a 3D or 2D design. The program includes more than 30 texture styles, button styles (gel, gradient and others), as well as the ability to render your own images into a skin background. You can adjust the properties of all elements using the provided slider-style controls, however the program does not provide a real-time preview, therefore any design adjustments can be a bit time-consuming. The generate skin can be saved as BMP or JPG image.

Animoids 3D Movie Maker

Build and animate 3D models, teach them behaviors then form 3D movie scenes that can be saved in QuickTime, AVI, or animated GIF format. Animoids is integrated with an online database of 3D art with hundreds of free downloadable artworks, including sounds, textures, models, behaviors, movie sets and movie scenes. You can cut and paste between models; use tools for stretching, shaping, coloring or texturing your model; or work at the most detailed level by editing individual node points.

Box Shot 3D

Box Shot 3D is a virtual cover creation utility.It allows to create photorealistic raytraced software boxes with a few mouse clicks.Extremely powerful and simple application. Support direct and atmospheric lighting, soft shadows, advanced camera control and reflection.Virtual covers can be saved to JPEG, BMP or PNG.

FloorPlan 3D

Whether youre planning the kitchen of your dreams, updating your bathroom, adding a excellent room or planning to build your dream home, let FloorPlan 3D take your dreams to designs. Create home remodel, improvement and home designs. FloorPlan 3D covers every detail in one easy-to-use program and brings your designs to life in stunning 3D. Use Serial #VS50-7003-9093-7073 and activation key: 2467-FBED-F641-64A4 to start your 15 day trial today! >>Ideas for Every Room in Your House: Create new design ideas for your remodeling project. FloorPlan 3D is packed with a wealth of design options for remodeling kitchens and baths, adding on or adding up, adding more lighting, adding finishing touches like elegant trim and interior design. >>Online 3D Kitchen Showroom: FloorPlan 3D delivers 15 impressive kitchen styles and five popular design examples, the perfect starting place for your remodel. >>Material Library: Experiment with dozens of interior and exterior design materials. From elaborate brick work to beautiful fabrics, select the perfect finishing touches for your home. >>New! Create your own customizable windows and doors: Easily create, edit and save custom designed doors and windows to meet your specific design needs. >>Custom Cabinet Builder: More than 35 cabinet symbols, all easily customizable to meet your personal design requirements. Change cabinet color, texture, material, backsplash, door and drawer styles with just a few clicks. >>Enhance your plans with more than 1,900 pre-drawn symbols, including doors, windows, furniture, art, fireplaces, electronics and house wares. Also includes: Fences, balconies and plants! >>See if youre going to get light in your kitchen or how much will come through your bedroom in the morning. One click sets the current time and current location, allowing you to view the lighting by time-of-day in your time zone. >>Multiple 3D rendering options put you in control.

True BoxShot

True BoxShot enables you to create a 3D style software box cover images to market your software product on the web. The program can render attractive boxshots based on your front, side and top input images (you need to design and edit the actual cover images separately), and then allows you to render the design using various presets or custom settings. True BoxShot supports full 3D rotation with drop shadows and optional reflection effects. You can customize the dimensions of the box, as well as size and intensity of shadows and effects, and preview the changes in real-time. The finished result can be exported to GIF, JPG, PNG or BMP format and optionally rendered in high resolution for printing. An easy to use tool to render your existing cover design with professional looking results.

PicLighter

PicLighter puts your pictures at display and thanks to the current widely diffused graphic technology (openGL) also allows you to dynamically move, zoom and observe your pictures from a visual angle. The dynamic way in which the pictures can be manipulated with this program makes them look as they were real and its innovative view mode will be adopted by the future image viewers.

AutoQ3D Community Edition

A complete 3D modeling program for computing aided drafting in three dimensions. AutoQ3D can be used by anyone who wants an easy way to imagine, create, and publish in 3D. It is ideal for you to use as modeling editor for your home additions, game design, math geometrical education or whatever your imagination tells you.

Envisioneer Express

Envisioneer Express enables you to easily create 3D home designs using a variety of drag and drop elements including walls, windows, stairs, home furnishings, kitchen appliances and many other home objects. You can create the initial design as 2D floor plan and the program will automatically render it in 3D, allowing you to do a virtual walkthrough in a fully rendered 3D environment. In addition to the rendered 3D view, the program also offers wireframe and outline views, and even a 3D Stereo Vision display, that you can view with standard 3D glasses. You can zoom, rotate and pan the display, change the camera angle and more. Envisioneer Express includes a library of common home design objects as well as a variety of building materials, including bricks, carpet, wallpapers, paints, fabrics and more that you can use to create your personal design. The program can also be used to display and review professional designs created with many popular design programs on the market including: Cadsoft Envisioneer, 3D Home Architect Series (versions 5-8), IMAGINiT Builder 3D, The Home Depot 3D Home Designer and others.

Visual Terrain Maker

Visual Terrain Maker is a 3D-Modeling program allows visually create landscapes (maps) for games or other purposes. Works in XP/NT/2k. The program can export to Direct X file format(*.x). The program is not critical to the video adapters and drivers. Suitable for Dark Basic developers.

3D Box Maker Professional

3D Box Maker Professional can help you you to render box shot images into a 3D style display with drop shadow or reflection effect. It requires that you have previously created images for the front, top and sides of the box and then renders a 3D image that you can rotate freely to achieve the desired effect. The image can be saved to JPG or BMP format. 3D Box Maker Professional also includes a few sample images that can help you figure out how to create your own box images.

3D Real Boxshot

3D Real Boxshot is a 'What You See Is What You Get' tool to create quality boxshot for your product. You can easily rotate and zoom the box in real-time, which helps make the boxshot better. The "Auto rotation" function is able to help you see the whole boxshot from all sides. Some people will not buy anything that they can not see - a quality boxshot is able to help them make decision. To hire a professional designer to create 3D boxshot for your products may costs hundreds of dollars. To save your precious time and money, let 3D Real Boxshot do it for you! Simply load your artwork into this program and you'll have the perfect boxshot immediately.

Deadris XII

In the game there is a regime DEMO - computer he is player it demonstrates the basic methods of game. Detailed statistics is conducted for each game. It is possible to also dispose the extended prompt and to select a quantity of lines, which must be removed for the passage to the following level. The result of game can be sent into the table of records, placed on the site of developers Deadris XII

FlaX

FlaX allows you to create text effects in Flash format, using more than 120 ready-to-use special effects, which can be further customized by the user. It provides a real-time preview, that allows you to easily design your text effects. You can also add also a picture file and a sound byte to your effect SWF.

ElshayalSmart

First Arabian GIS software?is completely developed by Arabian developers team. Current Features View and Edit 2D & 3D shape maps, GPS,add, delete, swap layers, layers properties, zoom in & out, pan, identify, Selection, Data table, Query builder, Create network, Shortest path, Printing, Save Image, Save map, Save Layer, Move vertex and features, Snap vertex , Table Editing, Map Editing, and Drawing. Expected Features Viewing raster image and GeoRefrencing. Platforms: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, server, CE .Net

Now3D

Now3D is a freeware program for Windows platform written in Visual Basic 6.

Softatlas TextureLab

Fast texture generator SoftAtlas TextureLab may help in 3D, game development, web-site design and just for fun. Created textures may serve as a source of new ideas. The program generates original textures using specific algorithms. It provides tools to create own exclusive unique textures.

3DCakeWalk Trial

Plan, design and create games and 3d environments complete with animated characters and objects. Includes an easy to use WYSIWYG editor and predefined codes! Little to no programming required. Users can code in the Python language.

Movie Title Maker

Add tilte and graphics with Real-time 3D effects to your quicktime movie. Realtime play and preivew. Support pixel painter and vector graphic draw. Support create objects tween animation. Add 30 stunning effects include particle system in real-time. It has a built-in screen capturer, morpher, audio recorder and nature image matting tool.

3D Sci-Fi Movie Maker

This multi-purpose creative tool can be used to produce scenes for inclusion in home movies. It can be used to animate 3D models from the Net.

TextDraw

Create simple or elaborate text drawings with TextDraw, an ASCII art editor. Drawings can be created from scratch, or you can use Imagetrix to convert images to text for further manipulation. Text drawings you create with the program can be exported as TXT, RTF, HTML, BMP, JPG or saved as a TDF (TextDraw Document File).

DX Studio

This download includes a real time 3D engine and a suite of 3D editing tools. Features include multi-layered 2D and 3D scenes, environment maps, animated characters, client-server networking, particle systems and lens effects. Import and export tools are included for all major 3D and media formats. You can build complete real-time interactive EXEs or ActiveX components for use in Web browsers or .Net applications. Sound support includes 3D spatial positioning, MP3 and OGG compression, and script configurable triggers. You can even stream video from live capture sources or MPEG files into the 3D world. The playback software can be redistributed without restriction.

GenesisIV

Create graphics with Genesis IV, a landscape database and graphics system.

iClone

The new power of 3D animation is iClone from Reallusion. Create talking 3D characters from any photo and 3D scenes including props, outfits and motions. Quickly create, customize and animate personalized 3D characters with faces from any digital photo or image. Create a total 3D environment with fully animated 3D talking characters and 3D scenes complete with custom props, scenery, outfits and motions.

3DVirtualBox

You can grab your customers' attention by creating an emulated physical box. Keep your distribution completely digital and also save on expensive graphics programs to generate a "real" presentation of your products.

Easy 3D Objects

Create 3D animations and illustrations with Easy 3D Objects. The program can add 3D scenes to the following types of objects: dummy cube, sprite, plane, disk, cube, frustum, sphere, cone, cylinder, annulus, torus, arrow line, space text and mirror. You can edit parameters of objects, rotate and move objects and groups of objects, and fill objects by color or texture from BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, ICO files and Windows Metafiles. You can move the camera nearer or farther for viewing 3D scenes or move it at different angles to change the view of 3D scenes. The program creates 3D GIF animation. It assigns paths to objects where they move during animation. It copies 3D scene to clipboard in BMP format. You can export 3D scene to GIF, BMP, PNG or JPG files, save created 3D scene as e3D files. The program supports multi-language interface.

Realtime Landscaping Photo

Import a photo of your home and design the landscape in full 3D. Add decks, patios, fences, gardens, driveways and more. Plan your garden. Design a raised flower bed and surround it with edging. Plant trees, shrubs, flowers and hedges. Add barbecues, hot tubs, lawn furniture and landscape lights.

Realtime Landscaping Pro

Design and visualize your landscaping ideas. Create realistic, 3D walk-throughs of your proposals and design ideas. Design houses, decks, ground cover, patios, fencing, 3D plants, ponds and waterfalls. Freely walk around your designs in photo-realistic 3D.

Crystal Modeler

Create stereographic models from ball-shaped objects with Crystal Modeler. This program can be used as a tutorial to teach modeling via computer. There are only two basic concepts in model design: atom and polygon. You can set space allocation as well as color adjustment. Also, user can choose a view of atoms. The model can be seen in animation mode as well as from any point in space.

Blacksmith3D - Suite

Reshape and paint your 3D characters and objects. Blacksmith3D - Suite 2.0 allows you to deform objects in an intuitive way. You can also rotate and position your object, select a paint brush and paint directly on the surface. You can paint the color, transparency, bump and displacement maps. Blacksmith3D 2.0 New features auto-rigging between Blacksmith3D - Suite 2.0 and Poser, symmetric morphing and painting, high resolution maps, layer manager and multiple viewports.

ArBa3d

Create a 3D-model from a pair of digital photos. This program takes two photos taken from two slightly different viewpoints as input, and tesselates the vertices and constraint edges to produce a 3D-model that can then be exported to various 3D formats. The 3D-models can be displayed on the Web, using the ActiveX or JAVA applet ArBaWebViewer that is included with the software.

FaceGen Modeller

Create realistic human faces in 3D, at random or from photos. Edit faces with 150 controls including age, race and gender. Apply animation morphs for expressions and phonemes. Export to various 3D file formats.

Xara3D

This program allows you to create animated 3D headings, buttons and logos from TrueType fonts or imported 2D shapes. Alter the extrude depth,

3D Grapher

3D Grapher is a excellent program for people who don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on a professional program. Just because this program is small, however, doesn't mean that it lacks quality. 3D Grapher comes equipped with all necessary tools for designing and manipulating professional graphs and models. With OpenGL graphics support for animation, you can have your designs up and running in no time. While this isn't as powerful as some high-end CAD programs, it is much more valuable than its price tag indicates.

3D Screen Creator

This software is a utility to create real time 3D animations or screen savers. You can create your own executable files or your own screen saver using the visual interface. You can import 3D objects and create 2D slideshows with transition effects.

eDrawings

This software allows you to view, print and review all types of eDrawings files, AutoCAD files, and native SolidWorks parts, assemblies and drawings.

3D Matrix

The 3D Matrix modeler is for people building real-time applications such as simulation, interactive animation and games. It functions as a stand-alone program or as a utility to integrate with your other 3D applications.

Landscaper+

This landscape design software allows you to make accurate scale drawings or rough sketches, and provides a top-down birds-eye view of your project. Landscaper+ includes a library of 100 plants, flowers and landscaping objects, and you can design your own library parts using the symbol editor. The software computes total cost of a landscape project from customizable price entries and you can export a bill of materials to Microsoft Excel. DXF export and import is also supported.

Cereal Boxer

This program helps you create three-dimensional professional representations of your product boxes, books, e-books, CDs, VHS, and virtually anything else that is shaped like or packaged in a box.

3d Chop Shop

This software allows you to build and customize 3D motorcycles on a PC. It supports eight stock V-Twin motorcycle styles, hundreds of part options and advanced paint features.

Vizx3D

This 3D modeling and animating program creates X3D VRML97 files. To view the files, you will need a 3D plug-in for your Web browser. Features include H-Anim 2001 single-mesh avatar support, an improved IFS/NURBS surface editor, subdivided surfaces and multi-texture functions.

PolyTrans 3D Model Converter Viewer Optimizer

PolyTrans is a high fidelity and accurate 3D data translation, viewing and model manipulation program. Please refer to the Okino Web site for the most current list of supported file formats.

Just Screenshots

This program helps you turn ordinary screen shots into 3D images. You can adjust the perspective, direction, shadow and size. You can annotate with captions and other images to inform visitors about your product. You can use image masks to make your shots stand out and create animated GIFs.

Polygon Cruncher for 3D Browser Pro

This program reduces the number of polygons of your objects without changing their appearance. It will keep all details even at high optimization ratio, and keep texture information and vertex colors. It will also optimize the symmetry of your objects. It has an OpenGL view which allows controlling optimization results.

RouterSim

This program simulates a wood router-table on your PC. It allows you to execute complex router cuts and view the results in fully rendered 3D. You can produce a cut list with automatic safety information for each cut. The program comes with 68 predefined router bits and 67 textures. You can add your own router bit profiles and wood textures.

AXEL

This software is a Web design tool for creating interactive Web content. It includes modeling, animating, interacting, previewing, and publishing capabilities for the Web. You can create virtual showrooms, online games, virtual learning environments, 3D architectural design projects and 3D character animations.

ArcSoft 3D Text Factory

This program creates 3D titles and logos for Web, desktop and print use. It includes built-in style sheets, text controls and interactive animation controls. It supports JPG, BMP, PCX, FPX, TGA, and PSF file formats. It also operates as a stand-alone program or a plug-in.

Amapi 3D

Amapi 3D is a 3D modeling tool designed for advanced and novice users alike. The graphics provide realistic detail. If you've never had a chance to try an program of this type, you'll easily get the hang of this one. Features include:

Rendering: render to file, selection or right before you eyes. It also adds skins to your creations and creates a pixel image (raytraced or cartoon-style)
Animate by frame
Five different viewpoints
Creates AVI files
Easy-to-use toolbar

The time I've taken to play around with Amapi 3D in the last few days illustrated to me that there are so many possibilities that you couldn't possibly ask for more in a 3D modeler. It's backed up by tons of help tutorials and CDs to get you started in creating your own projects. In addition to all of this, you can export with tons of options. It's earned a 5-cow rating. If you've ever wanted to try modeling, this is the program for you.