Blender

Blender is a free, open source 3D modelling program that has been in continual development for the past several years. Though not as commonly used in the community as 3D Studio Max and Caligari Truespace, Blender does have a solid support base on the net and has been used successfully to create several models in FS2, including many of the HTL upgrades of Volition models.

Blender is available for most common operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD and even Pocket PC. Even though Blender is free, it is arguably as powerful as many commercial 3D software tools, given certain restrictions.

External Links

• Official Blender site, aimed at end users
• Blender Documentation Volume I - User Guide - A useful site detailing the commands and controls for Blender.