AutoQ3D
Encyclopedia
AutoQ3D Community is an OpenGL
based free software
cad used for 3D modeling
and texturing
. The main objective of this software development is to take the hassle and complexity for sketching and drawing in 3D. AutoQ3D Community is not a professional CAD program and it is focused to beginners who want to make rapid 3D designs. It offers plenty of features but is relatively simple to learn and use.
It is written in C++
using Trolltech
Qt libraries
. It is released under the GNU General Public License
, making it free software
.
OpenGL
OpenGL is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be used to draw complex three-dimensional scenes from simple primitives. OpenGL...
based free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
cad used for 3D modeling
3D modeling
In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of object via specialized software. The product is called a 3D model...
and texturing
Texture mapping
Texture mapping is a method for adding detail, surface texture , or color to a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Dr Edwin Catmull in his Ph.D. thesis of 1974.-Texture mapping:...
. The main objective of this software development is to take the hassle and complexity for sketching and drawing in 3D. AutoQ3D Community is not a professional CAD program and it is focused to beginners who want to make rapid 3D designs. It offers plenty of features but is relatively simple to learn and use.
It is written in C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
using Trolltech
Trolltech
Qt Development Frameworks is an Oslo, Norway-based software company best known for its Qt toolkit and application framework. Qt Development Frameworks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia Corporation...
Qt libraries
Qt (toolkit)
Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software with a graphical user interface , and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as command-line tools and consoles for servers...
. It is released under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, making it free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
.
Software Features
- Graphics Tools ( UCS icon, Flip Triangles, Zoom, Pan, Rectangle, Circle, Polygon, Move, Rotate, Scale, Line, Move, Stretch, Mirror, Snap To Objects, Revolve, Array)
- Rendering (Normal Shading, Wireframe, Shade Hide Lines Option)
- Color and Texture (Multiple materials for any model, Materials can be solid colors or image-map textures, Simple texture coordinate editing, Texture UV)
- Multiple Image File Formats Support
- Command line support
- Supported 3D File Formats. (Import .DXFAutoCAD DXFAutoCAD DXF is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs....
File Format 2004, 2000, R14. Export .DXFAutoCAD DXFAutoCAD DXF is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs....
File Format (DXF 2000). Import .MD2MD2 (file format)MD2 is a model format used by id Software's id Tech 2 engine and is thus used by Quake II as well as many other games, most of them using this engine, including SiN and Soldier of Fortune. The format is primarily used for animated player models although it can also be used for static models...
Frames File Format (Quake File Format).
- Extras. (Predefined views options, UNDO command).