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Another impressive free 3D modeling and animation software, which used to cost nearly a thousand
dollars when it was developed by Roman Ormandy at Caligari Corporation (it was later purchased by
Microsoft), was Caligari TrueSpace 7.61, which you can find on multiple sites simply by doing a Google
Search for Caligari TrueSpace 3D.
Another 3D rendering software you should take a look at is POVRay. POV stands for “Persistence of
Vision,” and this software is what is known as a “raytracer,” an advanced rendering engine, which works with
any 3D modeling and animation software packages, to generate impressive 3D scenes using advanced ray-
traced rendering algorithms. The most recent version can be found on the http://www.povray.org website. It is 3.7,
and the latest version is 64-bit, and is multi-core (multi-threaded) compatible, and can be downloaded for
free, which is why I am telling you about it here.
Another sleek 3D modeling software package which was specifically designed for use with POVRay
is Bishop 3D. The software could be used to create custom 3D objects, which can then be imported into
POVRay (and then into JavaFX) for use in your pro Java games. The most recent version is 1.0.5.2, for
Windows 7, or 10. The software can be found on http://www.bishop3d.com, and the latest version is an 8MB
download, and can currently be downloaded for free.
Another free 3D subdivision modeling software you should take a look at is Wings3D. This software
could be used to create 3D objects, which could then be imported into JavaFX for use in your games. The
most recent version is 2.1.5 and was released in December of 2016 for Windows 10, Macintosh OS/X and