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DAVID-Laserscanner 2.1
contact-free scanning of 3d objects more>> DAVID-Laserscanner is a very low-cost system for contact-free scanning of 3d objects. The only hardware requirements are a simple commercial hand-held laser and a standard camera.
You can use nearly every MS-Windows compatible camera with WDM support, like your web-cam or fire-wire camera. You can even use your camcorder if you can connect it to your PC (and if you have suitable WDM drivers).
You can grab a camera shot that will be used as texture. The texturized 3d model can be inspected in the 3d window. Furthermore DAVID exports texture coordinates, which allows you to import the textured object in third-party software. Inspect your 3d model right after scanning with the integrated OpenGL-based 3D viewer of DAVID.
Save your scanned object as Alias Wavefront OBJ file. The OBJ-format is an well-established plain text format for triangle meshes and is supported by many 3d applications. (Further file formats can be exported with DAVID-Shapefusion.)<<less
Ivcon 1.13
Ivcon is a command line program that can read, write and convert between 3D graphics file formats more>>
Ivcon is an extended version of John Burkardts great, but buggy tool. It Supports many 3D formats, and a lot of 3D scene elements.
Main features:
- 3DS AutoCAD 3D Studio Max binary files
- ASE AutoCAD ASCII export files
- BYU Movie.BYU surface geometry files
- DXF AutoCAD DXF files
- GMOD Golgotha GMOD files
- HRC SoftImage hierarchical files
- IV SGI Inventor files
- OBJ WaveFront Advanced Visualizer ASCII files
- OFF GEOMVIEW OFF files
- POV Persistence of Vision files (output only)
- SMF Michael Garlands format for his QSLIM program
- STL/STLA ASCII Stereolithography files
- STLB binary Stereolithography files
- TEC TECPLOT files (output only)
- TRI/TRIA a simple ASCII triangle format requested by Greg Hood
- TRIB a simple binary triangle format requested by Greg Hood
- TXT a text dump (output only)
- UCD Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) Unstructured Cell Data (output only)
- VLA Evans and Sutherland Digistar II VLA files for planetariums
- WRL WRL/VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) files (output only).
- XGL the XGL format, based on the XML language and OpenGl graphics (output only)
Anim8or 0.95B
Anim8or is a 3D modeling and character animation program more>>
While it is far from a complete professional level application like 3DStudio MAX or Lightwave, I believe that it has enough capability to be of use to others.
Main features:
- 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.
ShapeShop Beta 0.0.4
New features include gestural 3D manipulation, Layered Surface editing operation more>> ShapeShop is a new 3D modeling and design tool with a fun, easy-to-learn interface. Sketch-based shape creation and editing tools make it simple to quickly translate your ideas into a 3D shape, and drag-and-drop decal compositing makes texturing simple. Best of all, ShapeShop is free!
ShapeShop uses state-of-the-art procedural implicit surface technology, allowing you to drag-and-drop 3D parts to quickly assemble a seamless, smooth surface. You wont have to worry about details like mesh topology or resolution. Procedural modeling means you can generate meshes at any resolution you need, just like with NURBS or SubDs. But with procedural implicit surfaces, you have a true construction history. You can "go back in time" and tweak any editing operation in the entire model tree, even across modeling sessions! ShapeShop uses a hierachical CAD/CSG workflow, applied to a free-form modeling interface.
ShapeShops advanced decal texturing tools also support simple drag-and-drop interaction. Textures can be quickly layered directly on the surface. Decaling compositing is procedural too, so you can always go back and tweak a decal or change layer ordering. You can even edit the underlying implicit model, your decals will stick to it!
ShapeShop currently exports meshes in the ubiquitous OBJ format, which can be loaded directly into many standard tools. Try using ShapeShop to create a base surfaces, and then load it into ZBrush to paint geometric detail, or Maya and 3DSMax for rendering. Youve got nothing to lose - ShapeShop is free!<<less
ImageSurfer 1.2
ImageSurfer is developed as a free 3D imaging program for microcopy, which lends investigators ability to visualize and analyze multi-channel 3D and 4D (time-lapse) volumes. more>>
ImageSurfer 1.2 is developed as a free 3D imaging program for microcopy, which lends investigators ability to visualize and analyze multi-channel 3D and 4D (time-lapse) volumes.
ImageSurfer provides several image restoration tools including deconvolution algorithms (Wiener filter, constrained iterative and maximum likelihood) to remove blurring introduced by the imaging system.
For visualization, ImageSurfer provides several volume and surface rendering techniques. The software also has an innovative colored isosurface mode that provides a qualitative display of the correspondence between two channels.
A "slice extractor" enables the user to examine a cross section of the volume taken at any orientation. The captured slice can be visualized as a traditional 2D image or as a 3D-relief representation in which the image intensity is coded as height. To further probe spatial overlap between structures, the investigator can use data from another channel to colorize the 3D relief representation.
For quantification, signal intensity values can then be sampled within captured slices along a user-defined spline. In addition to taking snapshots of 3D representations and generating movies, 3D models can also be exported as OBJ or VRML (virtual reality modeling language) files; VRML files can be viewed within Web browsers using a free plug-in.
Both file types can be imported into popular 3D rendering programs for further processing, and into Acrobat 3D to produce documents that can be viewed interactively with Adobe Reader 8.
Winds 3D 0.99.00b
Winds 3D is a software to create 3D animations,supports Windows and Mac OS X. more>> Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler possible to assign materials, vertex color, UV coordinates and textures, but there will be improvements in those features before Wings goes 1.0.
Export Formats
-Nendo (NDO)
-3D Studio (3DS)
-Wavefront (OBJ)
-VRML (WRL)
-Renderware (RWX)
-FBX (on Windows and Mac OS X)
-Yafray
-Toxic
-Povray
Import Formats:
-Nendo (NDO)
-3D Studio (3DS)
-Wavefront (OBJ)
-FBX (on Windows and Mac OS X)
-Adobe Illustrator 8 (AI)<<less
Kerkythea 1.3.04
Kerkythea is a stand alone rendering engine. more>>
Main features:
- Easy and fast rendering
- Optimized ray tracing kernel.
- Easy and consistent XML configuration for a scene.
- Standalone application, navigation and scene setup with integrated OpenGL viewer (GUI based on Fox toolkit).
- Material library - Reusing your saved materials.
- Material editor - Materials supported (Phong, Ward, Lafortune, Dielectric, Thin Glass, Layered).
- Bump Mapping, Clip Mapping, Edge Outlining.
- Support for many image formats (based on FreeImage library).
- HDRI support - image based rendering.
- Real depth of field (using stratified ray tracing)..
- Camera projection models: planar, cylindrical, spherical.
- Importing 3DS and OBJ files.
- Available exporters from Blender and 3dsMax.
- Basic/Iterative antialiasing based on brightness difference.
- Texture filtering (based on ray differentials).
- GI support based on various methods (Path Tracing, Photon Maps/Mesh Maps + Irradiance Caching, Diffuse Interreflection).
- Light sources (Point, Spot) + Self-Luminant area lights.
- Soft/Area shadows.
- Caustics (based on Photon Maps or quick heuristics).
- Basic Chromatic Dispersion.
GLC_Player 1.6.0
This application will prove to be the ideal tool for 3D models visualization. more>> This application will prove to be the ideal tool for 3D models visualization.
GLC_Player is an Open Source software used to view 3d models (OBJ Format) and to navigate easily in these models. Providing a session concept and navigation possibilities, this utility contains the accurate tools that allow you to review numerous 3D models.
Main features:
- Opening large number of models in the same session.
- Loading model in background thread.
- Quick swapping between models.
- Thumbnails list visualization of loaded models
EdgeSounds RatHole 3.1.0
Especially designed for archiving all kind sound files and is capable of compressing to the amazing rate of 40-80% more>> Especially designed for archiving all kind sound files and is capable of compressing to the amazing rate of 40-80%
EdgeSounds RatHole (former GenieSys RatHole) is a free unique nondestructive universal compression utility. Its function is based on a principle of self-training neural networks.
EdgeSounds RatHole was especially designed for nondestructive compression of any files containing audio data in PCM 8/16/24 bit or IEEE_FLOAT 32 bit format.
A new EdgeSounds compression algorithm makes it possible to efficiently reduce the size of packed audio data and later unpack exactly same bits, with no difference to the original data.
The compression algorithm compresses audio data, considering the bit depth of the digital data contained in the audio file (8/16/24/32 bit).
The algorithm is proven to be equally effective on compressing the following file types:
- Audio files WAV, AU, AIFF, SND;
- Ensoniq Paris PAS;
Sample sound banks as:
- AVM Apex bank file APEX
- Aureal sound bank ARL
- Creative Labs/E-mu System SoundFont banks format 1&2.x SBK, SF2;
- Downloadable sounds level 1&2 DLS;
- Ensoniq EPS Files EFE, Ensoniq Instruments family files INS, Ensoniq Disk Image GKH;
- Gravis Ultrasound /Forte Patch PAT;
- Kurzweil 2000-2600 files KRZ;
- Nemesys/Tascam GIG;
- Seer Systems Reality banks SEERBANKSET;
- Turtle Beach WaveFront Bank WFB;
- Virtual Sampler bank VSB;
- Multi-track audio data as Cakewalk/Sonar BUN, CWB;
- Impulse Tracker instrument ITI, Fast Tracker 2 instrument XI;
- any other formats containing audio data.
The compression ratio of the algorithm depends on the size of audio data, the balance between the tone and noise component, bit depth and other factors, and usually varies from 36% to 78% or even more, with an average of 48-56%.
The compression ratio is better if bit depth and the fidelity of audio data are higher.
The RatHole can be successfully used as a common archiving utility for any other file types as well.
planetGenesis 1.7
planetGenesis (pG) is a Java program designed to produce models of planets and landscapes. more>>
planetGenesis can generate 16 bit greyscale PNG bmp textures as a basis for displacement for planetary bodies and terrain and can also output Wavefront and POV meshes and Terragen Terrain files.
3Dview 0.1
This is a simple to use 3D model viewer for your Firefox browser. more>> This is a simple to use 3D model viewer for your Firefox browser.
This plugin consists in a 3D viewer inside Firefox for obj, 3ds, off, ply and gts files. The user may also drag and drop any such file to view it in the brower.
System requirements:
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ATools 0.4
A development set consisting of a compiler and a debugger. more>>
The compiler is able to compile ADL into 32bit relocatable object module format (OBJ), which can be then linked into Windows EXE or DLL. AD allows you to debug linked executables and follow the word recognition process of compiled automaton.
Automaton Definition Language (ADL) is a new programming language created for description of finite automata. Syntax of ADL is really simple and everyone with a decent theoretical background should be able to read and understand it.
ATools is shipped with full Delphi source code.
AC is a lightweight compiler for ADL - the automaton definition language. It allows you to compile *.AUT files into relocatable object module format - *.OBJ. The object files can then be linked into Windows EXE or Windows DLL files.
AD is a debugger for automata compiled using AC, the Automaton Compiler. AD can only debug executables, which were compiled using the /DEBUG command line option. AD is only able to debug EXE files. It is not suitable for debugging DLL files.
Aztec 2.0g
Aztec is a 3D Modelling and Animation tool that is intended to provide a decent set of tools for use in the Game development. more>>
Enhancements:
- Fixed the ; [ ] key handing so they work properly, and fixed the definition for [ and ], so they are brackets, and not braces. (Phillip)
- Allowed the view updating to be enabled/disabled while doing things. This stops the flickering and slow updating when selecting objects and things like that. (Phillip).
- The obj translator now correctly loads polygons. (Phillip)
- Added in some default shortcut keys. See the readme for the details. (Phillip)
- Fixed the clipping planes a bit so they clip much closer. Heaps better for tiny models. (Phillip)
- Menus no longer fade in and out, makes things a bit faster. Bug 803183 (Phillip)
- Fixed compilation with VS.Net 2003. (Phillip and Xander)
- Added in a default organisation for some functions. (Phillip)
- The plane now has default uv coordinates. (Phillip)
- Fixed so the multisplitter maximises the correct viewport all the time. (Phillip)
- Added in Win32 Tool window support, so option windows and new views are all tool windows. These dont clutter up the taskbar, and will stay on top of aztec so you can keep using them. Feature 800146. (Phillip)
- Added in Mouse Wheel support to the Abstract GUI classes. Made the 3D and graph views respons correctly to the mouse wheel. Feature 798753 (Phillip)
- The camera zoom tool now zooms more accurately when close up in a perspective view. (Phillip)
- Finally got zoom to fit selection, and zoom to all to work properly in perspective and orthographics views. Feature 633980 (Phillip).
- Fixed up the GUI classes a bit. Listeners now live in the base abstract GUI classes. For javascript, The standard way to add listeners to a component is now with the addListener() method now. That will handle any default behaviour, such as clicking, chacking. For speical behaviors, it is still add[behaviour]Listener(). (Phillip)
- Moved the build direction so it is completely out of the CVS area, and fixed up the batch files that produce a release kit. (Phillip)
- Fixed the undoing of face and edge selections. bug_801010 (Phillip)
- When toggling a viewport so it is fullscreen, it uses the viewport that the mouse was last under, rather than the current viewport. This makes the workflow that little bit better. bug_800850 (Phillip)
- When changing component modes, the tool is automatically changed to the select tool. Not doing that was causing too much confusion. (Phillip)
- Made it so edges are unselected when they are hidden. bug_801008 (Phillip)
- Fixed collapseVertices() so it does the right thing now. This makes the Weld Vertices aztec2 functionality work properly. Distance based welding still isnt working. (Phillip)
- Also cleaned up up a few mesh related things, and made MAnimMesh store its data in a vector, rather than in an array. (Phillip)
- Improved edge divide so it creates edges between newly created vertices. (Phillip)
- Added in a slide edge tool, so edges can be moved around, but constrained to their local shape. (Phillip)
- Made it so the scene doesnt have the two lights by default. Bug 798761 (Phillip)
- Made it so edge loop selects connecting open edges in that situation. Bug 793101 (Phillip)
- Right clicking now cancels the current tool if it is in the middle of doing something. The MToolType::inProgress() method was added to facilitate this. This is feature request 797998. (Phillip)
- The quick slice tool now behaves itself while doing things in the middle of a quick slice. Fixes bugs 796472 and 797999. (Phillip)
- Fixed solid chamfer of T intersections. Bug 798087 (Phillip)
- Fixed solid chamfer so it converges on the greatest allowable chamfer distance much more easily. Bug 798088 (Phillip)
- Added in support for duplicating objects. No options for instancing or anything else as yet. (Phillip)
- Added javascript support for the MTabbedContainer and also for MGridLayouts. (Phillip)
- Added a MTabbedContainer gui component for having tabbed dialogs, toolbars and whatever else. (Phillip)
EarthSculptor 1.05
A tool for painting heightmaps, useful in art projects, geographic visualization and game development. more>> A tool for painting heightmaps, useful in art projects, geographic visualization and game development.
The EarthScultor application was designed to be a tool for painting heightmaps, useful in art projects, geographic visualization and game development.
Earthsculptor allows you to start from scratch, or work from an existing heightmap and saves heightmaps as a 16-bit png image.
Earthsculptor works well with other paint programs to edit your heightmaps and textures, and can be used simply as a visualization tool.
EarthSculptor is a realtime terrain editor and paint program featuring an easy to use interface designed exclusively for rapid development of 3D landscapes for visualization, multimedia and game development
Main features:
- Fast 3D hardware accelerated terrain rendering
- Automatic lighting and shadow map rendering
- High resolution Light, Color and Detail texture maps
- Up to 8 Detail Textures
- Map sizes up to 4097x4097
- Terrain Texture sizes up to 4096x4096
- Real time reflecting water
- 8 terrain tools: raise, lower, level, grab, smooth, erode, push and ramp
- Plug In System
- Multiple undo/redo editing
- Outputs heightmaps as 16-bit PNG textures, no proprietary formats
- Advanced .OBJ exporter outputs optimized meshes
- Edit textures and heightmaps externally
- Developed for Windows and OpenGL hardware
NOTE:
- Free for Non-Comercial use
- For Comercial use - 30 days trial
Enhancements:
- Fixed entering decimals in edit fields
- Pick color off of terrain (using cntrl key) while using paint tool
- Tool parameters radius,strength and softness are saved after each session of EarthSculptor
- Ramp tool now has a strength parameter which determines how much to blend the ramp into the terrain
- Color/Detail Strength set to max 1.0 is absolute and will not cause blending
- Color/Detail Strength minimum of 0.1 will only paint with 1 pixel if its below the resolution of the texture map
- Smooth textures option in utility menu. Turn it off to reveal the actual terrain detail/light/color map pixels
- EarthSculptor.ini file has terraformStrengthMultiplier to globally change strength on most terraform tools and toolMaxRadius for setting the maximum tool radius
RoutineBuilder 2.5
RoutineBuilder is a VB6 Subroutine and Function Builder Add-In more>>
It is a robust program and offers data/return type selection (will automatically select data/return types if you used standard prefixes for your arguments e.g. i; integer; obj; object, sng/sgl; single, etc.), optional argument + default value, error handling (On Error Resume Next, Goto Handler, Goto RoutineNameErr, Display or Raise Event routines.
