Is there an open-source or closed-source, but free program for modeling and animation?
There are a significant number of free programs for 3d modeling, raytracing, and animation. Depending upon how deep you want to get into exploring this field/hobby/art, and exactly what you are trying to create a number of different programs may be of interest to you. I unfortunately had my last response to this question accidentally deleted, but here are a few lists of potentially of interest software programs: free software/open source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_3D_graphics_software freeware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Freeware_3D_graphics_software Free CAD software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_computer-aided_design_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_3D_computer_graphics_software Many of them interoperate with various file formats and standards so that you use different tools to handle different parts of the project you are working on. There are different tools to ge
