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Do you think you could have created AVATAR if you don’t had to pay hefty sum for the licenses of Autodesk 3D max or the Adobe Creative Suite they may have used. Then here is Free and Open Source 3D content application for you. Yeah, it’s BLENDER 3D. (I know my earlier promise is a bit exaggeration)
Blender is a 3D content creation suite available free under the GNU General Public License. Blender is simply an incredible 3D modeling and animation program that provides you with everything for your own Pixar Movie. Blender is available for most of the Operating System used today. The interface though seem to be complicated actually provides more room for personalizing your interface compared to other usual commercial softwares. Don’t worry if you are not familar with this application. The Official Website of blender provides excellent tutorials for beginners in every aspects. The comparison of blender with other 3D applications can be found at CGS. Also don’t forget to check out these cool works done using Blender.
In Ubuntu, Blender can be easily installed with the command
sudo apt-get install blender
Check out this short movie made with Blender
Kajimba – snippets from Kajimba on Vimeo.