3D animation

When I was a student I interested almost everithing about computers. And I always needed to try everything by myself. Among other computer connected areas there was a period of time when I was trying myself as a 3D modeler. I've tried 3DS, Lightwave, Poser, Bryce etc. Don't ask me where I've earned so much money to buy all that software, It was a dark times in Russia =). I used to make some simple movies, 3D objects, I've had some experience in OpenGL and Direct3D. But more than 6 years are pased since that time and now I needed something for making not very complicated 3D embedded in my software. I wasn't happy thinking about many days spent in remembering OpenGL and implementing all stuff. Then I tried to find some library helping me with this. Then my colleague adviced me to look at Panda project maintained by CMU. I was greatly surprised because it was very powerfull, crossplatform, very good documented, easy to use library. And it was free! Under BSD licence!!! It takes less than one day to implement all main functional I needed.

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