Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. Many of its capabilities rival those found in commercial programs. Highlights include subdivision surface based modelling tools, skeleton based animation, and a graphical language for designing procedural textures and materials.
The current version is 3.2.1, released November 14, 2023. This version is both stable and powerful enough to be used for serious, high end animation work.
We now have an extensive documentation section. This includes the user manual, as well as a number of tutorials covering different aspects of the program.
Are you interesting in contributing to Art of Illusion? I would love to have your help! Click here for a list of suggested projects for both programmers and non-programmers.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome! I can be reached at peastman@users.sourceforge.net. But if you're looking for help with a problem, you'll probably get a much quicker answer by posting to the discussion forums.