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This category is for sites that provide a comprehensive overview of 3D graphics.

Resources in This Category

• 3D Buzz

  http://www.3dbuzz.com/
  Online community offering free training videos including Maya, 3D Max, Houdini, and C++. Forums, news items and artists galleries.

• 3D Commune

  http://www.3dcommune.com/
  Graphic community where 3D users can find discussion forums, art galleries, free stuff, tutorials section, calendar, classifieds, and browse members pages.

• 3d Total

  http://www.3dtotal.com/
  A total 3D source for free libraries including a great many items to download.

• 3D-Palace

  http://3d-palace.com/
  A site offering tutorials for Maya, Max, and XSI. Plus galleries, forums and regular news updates.

• 3DFilmMaker.com

  http://www.3dfilmmaker.com/
  3D entertainment and news portal, offers information and reviews on software, and interviews.

• 3dRender.com

  http://www.3drender.com/index.html
  High-end 3D art and information. Alias, Softimage, Rhino tutorials, photorealistic renderings, behind-the-scenes Hollywood production info.

• 3Dup.com

  http://3dup.com/
  Portal with a search engine, news, tutorials, forums, chats, online store, artists' Gallery and download zone with textures, 3D models and plugins.

• C4DmodelSHOP

  http://www.c4dmodelshop.com/
  Very high quality 3D models for sale in Cinema 4D (C4d) and 3DS format.

• CADalyst

  http://cadalyst.net/
  Offers free 3d models textures, plugins and tutorials covering 3d Studio Max, Lightwave 3D, Alias, and Autocad.

• Cadmonkey.com

  http://www.cadmonkey.com/
  A graphic starting place with tutorials, 3D models, news articles, links to books covering 2D and 3D, discussion forums, and classifieds.

• CG Channel

  http://www.cgchannel.com/
  The online magazine for Computer Graphics and VFX artists and professionals.

• CGArena

  http://www.cgarena.com/
  Graphics and animation portal for multi-package tutorials, interviews, news, art, and animation galleries.

• Flay.Com

  http://www.flay.com/
  News, and resources for 3D content providers. Plugins and tutorials.

• Highend3d.com

  http://www.highend3d.com/
  Community for Maya, Softimage, Alias, Studio, Renderman, and Sumatra, Free 3d resource tips, tricks, tutorials, Mel Scripts, plugins, shaders, tools, jobs, contests, artist gallery and listservs.

• Level of Detail for 3D Graphics

  http://www.lodbook.com/
  Level of details graphics contains, links, resources, quotes, products, terrain models, and tools for the 3d world. Also this site is associated with a book.

• Linefour

  http://www.linefour.com/
  Free and to buy 3D models and textures. Site includes downloads for Maya, Lightwave, Max, and Poser. Forum, jobs, news, tutorials and help sections.

• Max-Realms - 3d Studio Max

  http://www.max-realms.com/
  Free 3d Studio Max Resources. Member Forum, Free 3ds models, R3, R4, R5, R6 plugins, 3ds, tutorials, .max files, and .3ds files

• Real-Time Rendering

  http://www.realtimerendering.com/
  Many links to real-time rendering, technqiques, source code, and information.

• Renderosity.com

  http://www.renderosity.com/
  3D programs, forums, free download including characters, textures and poses.

• ShareCG

  http://www.sharecg.com/
  Free resource for computer graphics artists, including 3D models, tutorials, textures, materials, scripts, software, plug-ins, art and animations. Also shares revenue with users for submissions.

• Ultimate 3D Links

  http://www.3dlinks.com/
  Links database for objects, information, textures, tools, modelers, plug-ins, meshes books, forums, news groups, and schools.

 

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