3D, Top downloads of the month for Windows

Displays 3D designs on the screen in Solid Edge file format as well as AutoCAD DWG and DXF files. Download requires registration. A mobile version for the iPad is available on the iTunes store.

02/07/12

Rank 45: JT2Go 8 Free

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Displays on screen files in the 3D visualisation format JT which have been exported from a CAD system. Also enables 3D models to be embedded in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Web site not currently available.

29/03/12

Rank 80: Unity Web Player Free

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Web player for the Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera browsers. Plays the 3D contents created using Unity directly in the browser.

25/11/11

Rank 81: eDrawings Viewer 2013 Free

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Viewer for eDrawings files as well as SolidWorks and AutoCAD files (DWG and DXF).

21/01/13

Rank 85: Web service: GoAnimate Free

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Graphics > 3D > Animation

Web service that helps you create and swap animations quickly and easily. Contains a variety of themes as templates, each with a multitude of figures, speech bubbles, backgrounds, special effects and sounds that you can use in your animations.

23/04/09

Rank 89: DWG TrueView 2013 Free

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Viewer for DWG and DWF files from AutoCAD and other CAD applications. Also allows you to maintain compatibility between newer and older AutoCAD files. Registration required.

22/05/12

Rank 114: SketchyPhysics 3.2 Free

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Extension of SketchUp Make for creating physical models and animations. Integrates the Newton Game Dynamics SDK. Fast and secure download from The H

02/09/12

Science & Technology > Computer Aided Design (CAD) > Engineering

Rank 171: Creo Elements/Direct (CoCreate) 18.1 Commercial

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3D CAD software based on dynamic modelling technology to assist with construction and design tasks. Allows 'history-free' construction of 3D models with up to 60 parts. Registration with the vendor is necessary for download.

02/05/13

Rank 209: Envisioneer Express 7 Free

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Helps with the creation of three dimensional floor plans for homes and buildings. 'Ready made' objects such as walls, doors, windows or staircases make it easy to get started. Download requires online registration.

06/01/12

Science & Technology > Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Rank 220: OpenSCAD 2013.01 Open Source

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3D CAD program which combines basic forms with complex objects following the principles of constructive solid geometry (CSG). The user inputs shapes and combinations in a script file. Fast and secure download from The H

06/05/13

Rank 274: 123D Catch Free

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Creates 3D models of photos, persons, buildings and objects. Download requires registration on developers web site.

09/02/12

Rank 278: PoseRay 3.12.2 Free

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Converts 3D models into POV-Ray scenes, Moray objects or Wavefront models, and uses an OpenGL API to display a 3D preview. Also supports Poser and DAZ Studio scenes.

25/02/13

Rank 303: Cinema 4D R13 Trial

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Modular 3D graphic suite for modelling, rendering, texturing, lighting and animating graphics and animations. Demo download requires you to submit personal information.

24/08/11

Rank 321: Insight3D 0.3.2 Open Source

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Creates 3D models from 2D photographs. requires several photos of the same object from different perspectives to serve as a basis for these models. Generates an initial 3D model from these photos, to which finishing touches can be manually added.

13/02/13

Rank 324: TriDef 3D 5.1 Trial

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Audio & Video > Players > Video Players

3D software package that includes a media player and the Ignition games driver for playing 2D/3D films and photos and 3D games. More information about the required codecs is on the manufacturer’s website.

15/02/12

Rank 387: Bino 1.4.2 Open Source

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Audio & Video > Players > Video Players

3D video player with multi-display and multi-3D format support; the possible output types range from simple red/cyan glasses to 3D monitors and television to multi-projector systems and virtual reality installations. Fast and secure download from The H

08/02/13

Rank 396: Artifex Terra 3D 1.0 RC1 Free

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Graphics > 3D > Rendering

Heightmap-based real-time terrain editor and landscape drawing program with freely configurable brushes. This classic 2D graphics program is intended to be combined with 3D content generation. With ArtPad support and WYSIWYG modification. Supports Ogre3D.mesh and offers freely definable object attributes.

11/02/13

Rank 461: Web service: OSM-3D Xnavigator (OpenStreetMap-3D) 1.4.2 Free

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OSM-3D Xnavigator (OpenStreetMap-3D) 1.4.2

Virtual globe; uses free geo-data from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and the terrain elevation data from SRTM, an open standard-based 3D geo data infrastructure for Germany. Current data only for Germany and a Buddhist site in China. Fast and secure download from The H

31/10/12

Rank 490: 123D Make Free

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This tool generates horizontal and vertical cross-sections of 3D models whose outlines are then split among standard format squares to save space. In addition to the limited web service, a Mac OS X version is available.

24/01/13

Rank 655: DAZ Studio Pro 4.6 Free

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Tool for creating, modelling and animating 3D graphics on a PC. Download requires registration. Fast and secure download from The H

03/06/13