what are the free 3D software?

[SamSed]

Is there any other free 3D software that works like 3Dmax?
Like 3Dsmax ?, hummmmm,.............................................. Gmax (http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax)

[loemmel]

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The only other free 3d modeler I know is Wings3d: http://www.wings3d.com but I've never used it.
Blender is quite easy to use, after learning how the gui works. I really like the way. But you might have to run through some howtos to get used with it.

[jramauri]

You can try Silo (http://www.nevercenter.com). It's just US$109, and works wonderfully.

[baskerville]

Could give ZModeler2 (http://www.zmodeler2.com) a go, but it's to 3DS Max as MS Paint is to Adobe Photoshop.

[FreakyDude]

Put a little more effort into blender, trust me it'll pay of. I switched from max to blender never regretted it. It has everything you need.

Okay so I did have to get used to the blender way of doing things, so what.
In case you didn't try this: drag the top header(menubar) down and you get the preferences, or click on the left icon(window type) and go to user preferences.
go to view and controls change the view rotation to turntable and set middle mouse button to pan view. use shift instead of alt to rotate the view now.

[puzzledpaul]

You might find Art of Illusion worth checking out as well - it's free

pp

http://www.artofillusion.org

[ekalavyan]

You can try Silo (http://www.nevercenter.com/). It's just US$109, and works wonderfully.

not exactly free is it then? :)

[sachin3d]

u can try maya PLE i.e personal learning edition. its for free (it was when i last checked).

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