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3d_tools [2025/06/15 20:32] – made lists chronological :-) and added a few ribose3d_tools [2025/07/07 15:13] (current) – link to blender wiki page more prominenet ribose
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-===== Tools =====+===== Modeling Tools =====
  
   * **[[https://www.winworldpc.net/product/3d-studio/4|3D Studio]]** (1992-1994) DOS   * **[[https://www.winworldpc.net/product/3d-studio/4|3D Studio]]** (1992-1994) DOS
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   * **[[https://archive.org/details/3d-grafik-studio-caligari-truespace-2|Cilgari/MS Truespace]]** (1994) Windows   * **[[https://archive.org/details/3d-grafik-studio-caligari-truespace-2|Cilgari/MS Truespace]]** (1994) Windows
     * modeling, animation, rendering     * modeling, animation, rendering
-  * **[[https://www.blender.org/|Blender]]** (1994-) Windows, Linux, MacOS+  * **[[blender|Blender]]** (1994-) Windows, Linux, MacOS
     * probably the most powerful free and open source computer graphics software     * probably the most powerful free and open source computer graphics software
-    * TODO: [[blender|MelonLand Blender resources page]] 
   * **[[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/strata-vision3d-40|StrataVision 3D]]** (1995) Classic Mac   * **[[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/strata-vision3d-40|StrataVision 3D]]** (1995) Classic Mac
     * the program [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst|Myst]] was made with     * the program [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst|Myst]] was made with
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     * tool that turns 2D .png files into explorable 3D environments     * tool that turns 2D .png files into explorable 3D environments
  
-===== Engines =====+===== Web-specific Engines/Libraries/Code =====
  
 +  * **[[x3d|X3D]]** (1997-)
 +  * **[[three.js|Three.js]]** (2010-)
 +    * **[[https://aframe.io/|A-Frame]]** (2015-)
 +    * **[[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=5.0|MelonEngine]]** (2021)
 +  * **[[https://modelviewer.dev/|<model-viewer>]]** (2018-)
 +
 +===== Game Engines =====
 +
 +  * **[[https://www.raylib.com|raylib]]** (2014-) Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, Web, Switch, N64, Dreamcast, PS1
 +    * only for programmers - but is very indie and very powerful with support for retro exports
   * **[[https://godotengine.org/|Godot]]** (2014-) Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, Web   * **[[https://godotengine.org/|Godot]]** (2014-) Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, Web
     * probably the most powerful free, open-source game engine     * probably the most powerful free, open-source game engine
-  * **[[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=5.0|MelonEngine]]** (2021) JavaScript +  * **[[https://sokpop.itch.io/sok-worlds|sok-worlds]]** (2020) Windows, MacOS [3 USD] 
-    * mini [[Three.js]] game engine+    * make and explore 3d collage worlds 
 +    * the worlds can't be exported, so they're stuck in the sok-worlds ecosystem
   * **[[https://aurysystem.github.io/bitsy-forks/bitsy-color-3d/|Bitsy Color 3D]]** (2021) Web   * **[[https://aurysystem.github.io/bitsy-forks/bitsy-color-3d/|Bitsy Color 3D]]** (2021) Web
     *  fork of the tiny adventure game engine [[https://bitsy.org|bitsy]] that adds more colors and a 3D scene editor     *  fork of the tiny adventure game engine [[https://bitsy.org|bitsy]] that adds more colors and a 3D scene editor
 +  * **[[https://eldiron.com/|Eldiron]]** (2024-) Windows, Linux, MacOS
 +    * 2D & 3D retro RPG engine
  
 ==== Level Editors ==== ==== Level Editors ====