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Blender : Free 3d For Linux
Author: HumanX | Wednesday March 24, 2004
3d applications are expensive and often times segemented. Enter Blender 3d - The open source 3d rendering / animation package from the Blender Foundation.
* Not an advertisement.
Their are some software applications in the world that need more attention, some are so deserving that articles like this have to be written. I would like to introduce you to the one and only - Blender.
If you have ever had doubts about open source applications, their are a number of them you can turn to and say, "Are you sure those are not commercial?". The Gimp, Open Office and of course, Blender.
Blender is a 3d modeling and rendering suite from the Blender Foundation. This once commercial package has been released to the open source world thanks to a few special people who worked hard to make it happen.
Blender offers EVERYTHING most commercial packages do and best of all it is free. Its elegant interface and intuitive GUI makes it one of the better applications as well. Blender is a full 3d/rendering/animation package with lifelike rendering capabilities. It is your one stop 3d application.
If you are a 3d professional or amateur visit http://www.blender.org. * Big News : By the time you read this article, Blenders 784 page book will have been released to book stores near you. The Blender book also includes a CD full of extras. Get you primitives ready, warm up the particles and head to Blender's site today.
