Wings 3D
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| Developer(s) | Björn Gustavsson, Dan Gudmundsson, and others |
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| Initial release | 1 January 2001 |
| Stable release | 2.3
/ 9 October 2023[1] |
| Repository | wingsonGitHub[2] |
| Written in | Erlang |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | 3D computer graphics |
| License | BSD license |
| Website | www |
Wings 3Dis afree and open-sourcesubdivision modelerinspired byNendoandMiraifrom Izware. Wings 3D is named after thewinged-edge data structureit uses internally to store coordinate and adjacency data, and is commonly referred to by its users simply as Wings.[citation needed]
Wings 3D is available forWindows,Linux,andMac OS X,using theErlangenvironment.[3]
Overview
[edit]Wings 3D can be used to model and texture low to mid-range polygon models. Wings does not support animations and has only basicOpenGLrendering facilities, although it can export to external rendering software such asPOV-Rayand YafRay. Wings is often used in combination with other software, whereby models made in Wings are exported to applications more specialized inrenderingand animation such asBlender.[citation needed]
Interface
[edit]Wings 3D usescontext-sensitive menusas opposed to a highly graphical, icon-oriented interface. Modeling is done using the mouse and keyboard to select and modify different aspects of a model's geometry in four different selection modes: Vertex, Edge, Face and Body. Because of Wings's context-sensitive design, each selection mode has its own set of mesh tools. Many of these tools offer both basic and advanced uses, allowing users to specifyvectorsand points to change how a tool will affect their model. Wings also allows users to add textures and materials to models, and has built-inAutoUV mappingfacilities.[citation needed]
Features
[edit]- A wide variety of Selection and Modeling Tools
- Modeling Tool support for Magnets and Vector Operations
- Customizable Hotkeys and Interface
- Tweak Mode lets you make quick adjustments to a mesh
- Assign and edit Lighting, Materials, Textures, and Vertex Colours
- AutoUV Mapping
- Ngon mesh support
- A Plugin Manager for adding and removing plugins
- Import and Export in many popular formats
Supported file formats
[edit]Wings loads and saves models in its own format (.wings), but also supports several standard 3D formats.
Import
[edit]- Nendo (.ndo)
- 3D Studio (.3ds)
- Adobe Illustrator (.ai)
- Lightwave/Modo (.lwo/.lxo)
- Wavefront (.obj)
- PostScript (Inkscape) (.ps)
- Encapsulated PostScript(.eps)
- Stereolithography (.stl)
- Paths (.svg)
Export
[edit]- Nendo (.ndo)
- 3D Studio (.3ds)
- Adobe Illustrator (.ai)
- BZFlag(.bzw)
- Kerkythea (.xml)
- Lightwave/Modo (.lwo/.lxo)
- Wavefront (.obj)
- POV-Ray (.pov)
- Cartoon Edges (.eps/.svg)
- Stereolithography (.stl)
- Renderware (.rwx)
- VRML 2.0 (.wrl)
- DirectX (.x)
- Collada (.dae)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Downloads".Wings 3D.Retrieved10 March2024.
- ^"Wings 3D Development".Wings 3D.Retrieved19 October2015.
- ^"The Best Open-Source 3D Modeling Software in 2023".All3DP.2023-02-13.Retrieved2023-02-16.
External links
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- Official website
- Wings 3DonSourceForge(The old Wings 3D source code repository)
- The Wings 3D Official Development Forum(The best place to get help with Wings 3D)
- The OLD Wings 3D Forum
- Wings3d.es | The Spanish language Wings 3D Community
- Wings3d.de | The German language Wings 3D Community
- The Brazilian Portuguese language Wings 3D Community
- Video Tutorialsin the YouTube wings3dchannel
