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* [http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/plisteditpro.html PListEditPro], OSX, highly recommended to switch between ascii and XML...
 
* [http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/plisteditpro.html PListEditPro], OSX, highly recommended to switch between ascii and XML...
 
* [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Notepad++], for Windows. Excellent Notepad replacement, with multi-language support.<br />
 
* [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Notepad++], for Windows. Excellent Notepad replacement, with multi-language support.<br />
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* Property List Editor, OSX, part of the developer package that is on the installation disc for the OS. (Not installed by default).
  
 
* There are plenty other free editors available, these are just a few.
 
* There are plenty other free editors available, these are just a few.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:26, 24 December 2010

Useful software to have when making an OXP.

3D model applications

  • Wings3D Cross-platform; Free. Highly advised for Oolite. Giles' HowTo
  • Meshwork OSX; Free. Giles' HowTo
  • 3D mesh editor
  • Blender3D Cross-platform, Free, powerful 3D modeler.
  • Moray
  • UV Mapper (Pro), Mac and Windows, Texture mapping tool. Pro trial version for Windows available.
  • xNormal This does certain things better than Blender, producing better quality normals, height, ambient occlusion. Windows only.
  • Blacksmith3D-Paint Paint directly on to your model! It lets you paint straight over any seams in a manner that makes it very easy to see accurately which bits join exactly where. Windows and Mac.
  • Normal Map Combiner This utility is designed to combine two normal maps into one and to fix bad normal vectors in auto generated normal maps. Windows only.
  • Oolite is low-poly, so any userfriendly 3D editor will do, provided it supports DAT or OBJ.

Graphics Editors

Programmer's TextEditors or PlistEditors

  • There are plenty other free editors available, these are just a few.