Graphics Software - 3D

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite

Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using the Google 3D Warehouse.

Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with J2SE 1.4 or later.

Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.

Thinking of a career in game development but don’t know where to start? You've come to the right place! Softimage, together with Microsoft and Valve Software, is proud to bring you SOFTIMAGE|XSI Mod Tool—a FREE 3D modeling and animation package, for non-commercial use, that plugs right into Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and Valve Half- Life 2.