Software

This is the list of free software that is usable with (or during) the 3D-art creation process. If we get enough entries in a particular group, we'll create a sub-page for the group.

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3D Art Creation

 * Daz Studio 4.6 Pro
 * Look at my Hair FREE Player


 * Blender
 * http://www.blender.org/
 * A legally-free 3D-art creation program that can import the free items listed in this wiki.

Scripts

 * Generic Smart+ And PropGoto+
 * MDD Importer for DAZ Studio 4.6
 * http://amarijun.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/mdd-importer-for-daz-studio-4-6/

Utility Software

 * DSON Importer for Poser
 * Poser Format Exporter (PFE)
 * Texture Atlas for DAZ Studio
 * 3D Bridge for Photoshop


 * RTEncoder
 * http://www.rtencoder.com/ or http://sites.google.com/site/rtejava/downloads
 * This utility is needed to decode certain morphs before their first use. Can also encode/decode many other file types.


 * OBJAction Mover
 * http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/?item_id=158 or http://mystic-nights.com/freebies/details.php?image_id=319
 * Used for many older file encodings, especially against Poser 4 content OBJs. Limited to OBJ morphs only.


 * UV Mapper
 * http://www.uvmapper.com
 * Limited, but useful, editing of UV maps in the free version. Pro version available.


 * Geometry Stripper (Windows Application)
 * pulls geometry out of a PP2 file, saves geometry as an OBJ file (or a set of OBJ files), and puts pointers to the OBJs in the PP2s.
 * http://www.vanishingpoint.biz/freeitemdetail.asp?FreeItemID=421

Content Converters

 * CrossDresser
 * DAZ Studio 4 Auto-Fit Tool
 * FBX Plug-in for DAZ Studio
 * GoZ for DAZ Studio


 * PoseRay
 * https://sites.google.com/site/poseray/
 * Model format-conversion software. Imports Wavefront (OBJ & MTL), 3D studio (3DS), LightWave (LWO), AutoCAD (DXF), POV-Ray 3.X mesh or mesh2, VRML (WRL, GZ), and Raw Triangle (RAW); exports Wavefront (OBJ & MTL) and many formats not directly usable by Poser or Daz Studio.

Content Creation

 * Content Creator Toolkit (CCT)

Postwork Software

 * GIMP
 * http://www.gimp.org/
 * The GNU Image Manipulation Program is a freeware image-modification program, very useful for postwork.

Software Collections

 * ShareCG : Software
 * http://www.sharecg.com/b/10/Software