EQUINOX-3D is freeware (partially open-source) 3D modeling, animation, photorealistic rendering, photorealistic VR content creation, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, laser-cutting and much more.
Notes on plug-ins development[1]:
> To be able to compile the plugins, you also need the header files for OpenGL and X11.
> See the Help page[2] for the documentation of the plugin API[3] (it's a work in progress). You can also use the provided plugin source code as template.
> The source code with the "Makefile" for the plugins will be in the "src/Plugins" directory.
> To add a new plugin, just edit the file: "Plugins/Plugins.list". It's a simple text file and really easy to understand.
FTR, developer has plan to fully open sources[4]:
> Q: I get many questions regarding if and when EQUINOX-3D will go open source.
> A: It is mostly open source already. About 80% of the source code is included in the package and I'm planning to make it buildable soon. If I ever decide to stop (not going to happen), I'm planning to fully open source it, so others can pick up development.
Notes on plug-ins development[1]:
> To be able to compile the plugins, you also need the header files for OpenGL and X11.
> See the Help page[2] for the documentation of the plugin API[3] (it's a work in progress). You can also use the provided plugin source code as template.
> The source code with the "Makefile" for the plugins will be in the "src/Plugins" directory.
> To add a new plugin, just edit the file: "Plugins/Plugins.list". It's a simple text file and really easy to understand.
FTR, developer has plan to fully open sources[4]:
> Q: I get many questions regarding if and when EQUINOX-3D will go open source.
> A: It is mostly open source already. About 80% of the source code is included in the package and I'm planning to make it buildable soon. If I ever decide to stop (not going to happen), I'm planning to fully open source it, so others can pick up development.
[0] http://www.equinox3d.com/index.html
[1] http://www.equinox3d.com/download.html
[2] http://www.equinox3d.com/help.html
[3] http://www.equinox3d.com/API/Doc-1.html
[4] http://www.equinox3d.com/licensing.html