POV-Ray

A new version of LionSnake is now available, and you can get it here. Note: The download host has changed.

Bishop3D, a Windows-based dedicated modeller for POV-Ray with SDL import, texture editor and native keyframe animation, has now reached its first distribution release. Bishop3D has been several years in the making and has a promising future with a ... [More] new development cycle of enhancements and additions now beginning. Comments and discussion are encouraged on the Bishop3D forum. Download it now to give it a try! [Less]

After more than two years of beta testing, Bishop3D, an interactive modeller and animation tool for POV-Ray, with native keyframe animation, POV-Ray SDL import, texture editor and POV-Ray integration has reached Release Candidate. You can download the RC now from the Bishop3D site!

Gil writes to tell us of his quest to develop a Myst-like Java game with graphics made using POV-Ray. Those interested in helping should visit the Amazon Systems blog.

LionSnake modeller has received a number of new features and updates including more advanced subdivision previews and face editing. For a complete list of changes and bug fixes, visit the LionSnake site. Feedback regarding performance from Vista and Wine users is appreciated.

The neXtgen POV-Ray Editor has been updated with new features like gamma correction in the colour picker (for clipka), rendering with ini profiles and bug fixes.

A new version of the subdivision surface LionSnake Modeler is available, fixing a .obj import crash and a bug where Bones were not being displayed. The latest version, including source code, is available from the LionSnake site.

The subdivision surface LionSnake Modeler has been updated. The latest version includes new display and editing enhancements such as better subdivision preview, bones editing, anti-aliasing, etc. A full list of changes and download links can be found on the LionSnake site.

A new version of Ani2Pov, the .an8 Anim8or (a free modeller) to POV-Ray, Ase, Videoscape and Milkshape 3D convertor, is now available. The new version fixes several problems with the orientations/positions of elements.

The neXtgen POV-Ray Editor (XPE) v0.9.4 has been released (source tarball, various Linux distros, Windows). neXtgen is code editor designed specifically for POV-Ray SDL and can be downloaded from SourceForge. Documentation for configuring the editor is also available.