Anim8or

If you are looking for alternative 3D modeling and character animation softwares, then you should try this one. Anim8or is a powerful program that will allow you to create your own 3D models and provide them with different kinds of movements and animations. Although this program is still far from professional applications like 3DStudio MAX or Lightwave, it is still a decent software with a lot of useful features to create animated models for fun, for work presentations, for school projects, and so on.

Anim8or allows you to create and modify 3D models using spheres, cylinders, cones, and primitive polyhedrons as a basis. You can also import and modify models created with other applications, because the program supports 3DS, LWO and OBJ object files. The application includes a jointed character editor, as well as support for TrueType fonts, targets morphing, anti-aliased rendering and using BMP, GIF and JPG images as texture. Your animated 3D models can be saved as AVI videos, or as JPG and BMP images.