Open Source 3D Modeling Software

MindGate is a virtual reality multiuser client - server system written in Java. The purpose of the system is to provide communication, persistence, 3d streaming support for users which are imersed into virtual reality worlds - stored anywhere on the Web.

A robotic DIY styrofoam cutter consisting of one rotational and two translational axes. It cuts a variety of shapes out of styrofoam-like materials using a hot wire. This project documents the necessary hardware and software parts. Don't miss the follow-up project at http://raumschaum.org Its goal is to further develop hardware and software into an user friendly application.

A utility to help create animations in POV-Ray, a free raytracer. In your POV-Ray code, insert variable names instead of numbers for any values which may change. An #include file is generated based on keyframes which will fill in those variabes.

Java Editor for 3D Scenes (espacially POVRay) based on Java and Java3D. It allows to create and manipulate 3D scenes as you could see it in commercial 3D editors like '3D Studio'.

ThreeSpace is a 3D drawing program, or modeller if you will, primarily intended for visualizing and playing with mathematical functions. It allows you to superimpose these or otherwise alter objects in 3D using them.