Resources

3D Buzz   - A vast community site offering free training videos for Maya, 3D Max, Softimage, Lightwave, Houdini and game level design. Also has very active and helpful forums, news items and artists galleries.

Ultimate 3D Links   - Links database for objects, information, textures, tools, modelers, plug-ins, meshes books, forums, news groups, and schools.

CAD to the point - Detailed reviews of top CAD software.

CADalyst - Offers free 3d models textures, plugins and tutorials covering 3d Studio Max, Lightwave 3D, Alias, and Autocad.

Cadmonkey.com - A graphic starting place with tutorials, 3D models, news articles, links to books covering 2D and 3D, discussion forums, and classifieds.

C4DmodelSHOP - Very high quality 3D models for sale in Cinema 4D (C4d) and 3DS format.

CG Channel - Computer Graphics Channel - The online magazine for Computer Graphics and VFX artists and professionals.

CG Focus - Features image gallery by various artist, animations, tutorials, reviews, forums, and downloads.

CGArena - Graphics and animation portal for multi-package tutorials, interviews, news, art, and animation galleries.

CGchar Animation - Community forum and industry news site for those interested in Computer Graphics, modelling and character animation. Useful links and up to date CG news.

Character Animation In 3D - A complete guide to animation, both 3D and 2D. This site accompanies the book of the same name by Steve Roberts.

Creative 3D - Online magazine for 3D computer graphics.

3D Artists - Included in this gallery are tutorials for 3D Studio Max, Lightwave 3D, and Softimage 3D, pictures and interviews of artists from around the world and the gallery itself.

3D Commune - Graphic community where 3D users can find discussion forums, art galleries, free stuff, tutorials section, calendar, classifieds, and browse members pages.

3D Today Magazine - Free 3D graphics resource with product reviews, featured tutorials for popular 3D graphic programs, and industry news.

3d Total - A total 3D source for free libraries including a great many items to download.

3DFilmMaker.com - 3D entertainment and news portal, offers information and reviews on software, and interviews.

3D-Palace - A site offering tutorials for Maya, Max, and XSI. Plus galleries, forums and regular news updates.

3dRender.com - High-end 3D art and information. Alias, Softimage, Rhino tutorials, photorealistic renderings, behind-the-scenes Hollywood production info.

3Dup.com - The Computer Graphics Portal - 3D Design and multimedia portal with a search engine, news, tutorials, forums, chats, online store, artists' Gallery and download zone with textures, 3D models and plugins.

Flay.Com - News, and resources for 3D content providers. Plugins and tutorials.

Highend3d.com - Community for Maya, Softimage, Alias, Studio, Renderman, and Sumatra, Free 3d resource tips, tricks, tutorials, Mel Scripts, plugins, shaders, tools, jobs, contests, artist gallery and listservs.

Internet EYE 3D Magazine - Area has great 3D tutorials, product reviews, 3D news and resources as well as free downloads.

Level of Detail for 3D Graphics - Level of details graphics contains, links, resources, quotes, products, terrain models, and tools for the 3d world. Also this site is associated with a book.

LightWorks End-User - Providing downloads, galleries, features, and news for the end-users of LightWorks a 3D rendering solution.

Linefour - Free and to buy 3D models and textures. Site includes downloads for Maya, Lightwave, Max, and Poser. Forum, jobs, news, tutorials and help sections.

Max-Realms - 3d Studio Max - Free 3d Studio Max Resources. Member Forum, Free 3ds models, R3, R4, R5, R6 plugins, 3ds, tutorials, .max files, and .3ds files

Planet-3d.com - Doorway to 3D tutorials, models, and textures for Bryce, Poser, Amorphium and others. Site has a large 3D resource directory.

Real-Time Rendering - Many links to real-time rendering, technqiques, source code, and information.

Renderosity.com - 3D programs, forums, free download including characters, textures and poses.

ShareCG - Free resource for computer graphics artists, including 3D models, tutorials, textures, materials, scripts, software, plug-ins, art and animations. Also shares revenue with users for submissions.

Zoorender 3D Resource Site - 3D-community with free models, scenes and movie Scripts and tutorials for Maya and Softimage, 3d-artist gallery, textures.