 3D editing tools Bring your Web pages and other documents to life with some visually stunning 3D effects. |
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| 3D Magic 1.10 | |||||
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| Description: | Create awesome 3D logos and graphics for your Web site or other documents with the help of 3D Magic's Logo Wizard. 3D text can be modified to achieve the desired effect, using 80 different 3D colour textures. An auto-tracing function allows you to trace your 2D images, transforming them into stunning 3D logos. | ||||
| Requirements: | Shareware. You cannot save files. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
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http://st7.yahoo.net/forwarddesign/ | ||||
| Bryce 4 3.1 | |||||
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| Description: | Bryce 4 is a 3D design and rendering tool, suitable for both beginners and advanced users. Simply create your scene using wire frame primitives or meshes; next, assign different textures to the wire frames; and finally, render the scene. It features a dynamic terrain editor, environment and weather modelling, and a materials library. | ||||
| Requirements: | Demo | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip it and run the EXE file. | ||||
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http://www.metatools.com/products/bryce3d/ | ||||
| MeshPaint 3D | |||||
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| Description: | Using MeshPaint, animators can apply paint and textures to their 3D wire frames in real time -- just as if they were using a real world brush and paint. MeshPaint 3D supports multiple file formats, including Kinetix’ 3D Studio MAX and 3D Studio Classic, NewTek’s LightWave 3D, Microsoft’s Softimage and Caligari’s trueSpace. MeshPaint has all the standard paint tools such as air brush, brush hose and clone tool but allows them to be used in real time in 3D. | ||||
| Requirements: | Demo. Most of the tools are disabled. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip it and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.3dgraphics.com/ | ||||
| ModelMagic 3D 1.42 | |||||
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| Description: | ModelMagic is a 3D modelling application for creating OpenGL-rendered 3D scenes. Build 2D and 3D objects, adding light and animation as you go. | ||||
| Requirements: | Free | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.imagewaredev.com/modelmagic3d.htm | ||||
| Ray Dream 3D 1.0.2 | |||||
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| Description: | Ray Dream is a complete suite of tools for the creation of 3D drawings and animations. It has an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface, and allows you to preview animations using simple VCR-style controls. It supports many graphics file formats including Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, QuickTime, AVI and animated GIF. Ray Dream 3D comes complete with basic tools for modelling and animation as well as a large collection of models, textures and light presets. | ||||
| Requirements: | Demo. File saving and printing are disabled. SuperMesh and Four Elements are included. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.metacreations.com/products/rd3d/ | ||||
| Realism 3D 1.5 | |||||
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| Description: | Achieve new levels of realism in 3D authoring. Realism 3D can be used to create VRML scenes, HTML presentations and 3D images. It has a simple drag-and-drop interface and includes over 900 rendered 3D objects, textures and images. Projects can be saved in several different file formats including HTML, JPEG, BMP and VRML. | ||||
| Requirements: | 30-day trial. Saving and printing are disabled. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.idreamsoftware.com/ | ||||
| Ulead COOL 3D 2.5 | |||||
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| Description: | Jazz up your Web pages by creating eye-catching 3D text effects. Replace those plain old boring headings with text that glows, bounces, rotates and zooms in and out. Simply type in the desired text, then apply textures, lighting effects, colours, 3D effects and more. | ||||
| Requirements: | 15-day trial. Any files you create have a semi-transparent watermark. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.ulead.com/cool3d/features.htm | ||||
| Xara3D 3.04 | |||||
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| Description: | Don't bore your Web site visitors with dull headings. Create stunning 3D animated text headings with Xara3D. The file sizes of the images can be kept small by using colour reduction and palette optimisation, so you won't have to wait long for the pages to load over the Net. | ||||
| Requirements: | 15-day trial. Export of transparent GIFs is not available. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.xara.com/xara3d/index.html | ||||
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