Animsor is an excellent 3D graph -ics and animation program. You don't have to be an expert to use it because it's very easy to learn. It is de¬signed to allow straight forward creation of animations. To get you started, you get sample animations such as spheres, cylin¬ders, platonic solids. etc. You can apply tex¬tures, shadows and spotlights to images, add 2D and 3D text for any True Type Font, or add reflections to objects, and much more. Another good thing in AnimSor is that you can directly import and modify 3D StudioMax and Lightwave object files and then export them as 3D Studio files.

This program saves all of its animations as AVI files. You can even apply camera tech¬niques to animations like fog scenes. This software is easily available for free download. In this article, we'll tell you how to make a 3D pillar in just a few minutes.

Applies To: 3D artists and designers
Price: Free
USP: Crea.te 3D graphics and animations very fast and even play them from any media player