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3D models are computer files created by special programs designed to simulate the appearance of objects and environments in the physical world. Using calculations based on the interactions between light and physical materials, these programs can render images as photorealistic as the artist's abilities allow.

Popular 3D Modeling Programs[edit]

The models linked to through this page were created by fans of Battlestar Galactica, in their free time, using a host of popular 3D modeling programs. The following list of programs is for reference.

3D Studio Max is probably the most commonly used package for games.
Blender is a free, open-source package rivaling the expensive modeling packages and offering some relatively exotic features like Game Blender.
LightWave 3D is the package used to do the CGI in the reimagined series; its user interface is considered atypically verbose.
Maya is the most commonly used package for movies. Maya Personal Learning Edition is available free for Mac OS X and recent versions of Windows.
POV-Ray is a free, open-source ray tracing program.

Original Series 3D Models[edit]

Colonial Battlestar[edit]

Max 3+, Lightwave 5.6, Truespace - http://www.colonialfleets.com/

Colonial Viper[edit]

Cylon Basestar[edit]

Cylon Raider[edit]

RDM Series 3D Models[edit]

Colonial Battlestar[edit]

3D Studio Max - http://www.scifi-meshes.com/

Colonial Viper[edit]

MK II - Blender 3D http://www.katorlegaz.com/downloads/Blender_3D_Model_Repository/sci-fi/bsg-vipermkii.zip
MK II - Lightwave http://www.lwg3d.org/
MK II - 3D Studio/Other http://scifi-meshes.com/

Colonial One[edit]

Cylon Basestar[edit]

Cylon Raider[edit]

Lightwave http://www.lw3d.org/

Cylon Centurion[edit]

External links[edit]

http://www.scifi-meshes.com - an online community of 3D artists; also hosts 3D models for download
http://www.blenderartists.org - an online community of Blender 3D artists
http://sci-fi3d.theforce.net - many Sci-fi models available including several Viper Mark II models
http://www.colonialfleets.com/ - all things BSG and model related

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-'''3D Models''' are computer files created by special programs designed to simulate the construction of objects and environments in the physical world. Using calculations based on the interactions between light and physical materials, these programs can render images that are as photorealistic as the artist creating them can manage.
+'''3D models''' are computer files created by special programs designed to simulate the appearance of objects and environments in the physical world. Using calculations based on the interactions between light and physical materials, these programs can render images as photorealistic as the artist's abilities allow.
 ==Popular 3D Modeling Programs==
-The models linked to through this page were created by fans of Battlestar Galactica, in their free time, using a host of popular 3D modeling programs. The following list of programs and file extensions will help the user identify which models may be used with which programs.
+The models linked to through this page were created by fans of Battlestar Galactica, in their free time, using a host of popular 3D modeling programs. The following list of programs is for reference.
-*3D Studio Max
+*[[Wikipedia:3D Studio Max|3D Studio Max]] is probably the most commonly used package for games.
-*Lightwave (This is the packaged used to do the animation in the new BSG series)
+*[[Wikipedia:Blender (software)|Blender]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free and Open Source Software|free, open-source]] package rivaling the expensive modeling packages and offering some relatively exotic features like [[Wikipedia:Game Blender|Game Blender]].
-*Maya
+*[[Wikipedia:LightWave|LightWave 3D]] is the package used to do the [[Wikipedia:Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]]; its user interface is considered atypically verbose.
-*Blender (.blend) is a free, open-source 3D modeling program with features and capabilities that rival the expensive modeling packages.
+*[[Wikipedia:Maya (software)|Maya]] is the most commonly used package for movies. Maya Personal Learning Edition is available free for Mac OS X and recent versions of Windows.
+*[[Wikipedia:POV-Ray|POV-Ray]] is a free, open-source ray tracing program.
 ==Original Series 3D Models==
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 ==RDM Series 3D Models==
 ===Colonial Battlestar===
-D Studio Max (.MAX) - http://www.scifi-meshes.com/
+D Studio Max - http://www.scifi-meshes.com/
-===Colonial Viper===
+===Colonial [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]===
-MK II - Blender 3D http://www.katorlegaz.com/downloads/Blender_3D_Model_Repository/sci-fi/bsg-vipermkii.zip<br>
+*MK II - Blender 3D http://www.katorlegaz.com/downloads/Blender_3D_Model_Repository/sci-fi/bsg-vipermkii.zip
-MK II - Lightwave http://www.lwg3d.org/<br>
+*MK II - Lightwave http://www.lwg3d.org/
-MK II - 3D Studio/Other http://scifi-meshes.com/ <br>
+*MK II - 3D Studio/Other http://scifi-meshes.com/
-===Colonial One===
+===[[Colonial One]]===
-===Cylon Baseship===
+===Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]]===
-===Cylon Raider===
+===[[Cylon Raider]]===
-Blender (Comming Soon)<br>
+*Lightwave http://www.lw3d.org/
-Lightwave http://www.lw3d.org/
-===Cylon Centurian===
+===[[Cylon Centurion]]===
-==3D Modeling Websites==
+==External links==
-http://www.scifi-meshes.com - an online community of 3D artists; also hosts 3D models for download<br>
+*http://www.scifi-meshes.com - an online community of 3D artists; also hosts 3D models for download
-http://www.blenderartists.org - an online community of Blender 3D artists<br>
+*http://www.blenderartists.org - an online community of Blender 3D artists
-http://sci-fi3d.theforce.net - Many Sci-fi models available including several Viper MKII models<br>
+*http://sci-fi3d.theforce.net - many Sci-fi models available including several Viper Mark II models
-http://www.colonialfleets.com/ - All things BSG and model related<br>
+*http://www.colonialfleets.com/ - all things BSG and model related
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