Animated 3D graphics

[Lock]

Well I`ve decided I need to be able to do simple animated 3D graphics (although throwing "simple" into the phrase is a bit of an oxymoron!), so just wish to file here a couple of links...

Running under Vista, a fun low end bit of freeware named Anim8or, found here:
http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html

And a dated but extremely good beginners tutorial about concepts in 3D modeling and animation that starts here:
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson1/

tks
LloC

 

[mud2005]

Blender!

http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

http://www.blender.org/education-help/

 

[Lock]

Geeeeesus... I said *simple*... hehe

OK, thanks man. Checkin' it out
Lock

 

[mud2005]

I'm not sure about simple, but blender can do just about anything and there are many tutorials out there.

I made this in blender, but never finished it
[youtube]FsQteFlA7bo[/youtube]

 

[TylerDurden]

Examples of system concepts visualized in Blender

Phone Demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuBl5vifcQ
Dur:40sec

Steampunk Mousetrap Demo:
http://vimeo.com/4927624
Dur: 52sec

Engineering Videos
http://www.brammer.co.uk/uk_brammer_chains_sprockets.aspx
Dur: Various <30sec (major categories)

Barrier Function
http://vimeo.com/4309414
Dur: 2:58



Good Blender video tutorials: http://blendertips.com/tutorials.html

These are also good, but each takes time to download: http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/57/supplementarymaterial/678906
(These are part of an entire University course, offered free, online: http://ocw.tufts.edu/Course/57 )


Related:
http://www.blendernation.com/the-process-of-modelling-and-rigging-a-mechanical-model/