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Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with J2SE 1.4 or later. Though its interface is simple, Art of Illusion contains many features found in high-end commercial graphics software. Some of its features, like the use of online repositories and a built-in downloading tool for installing extensions, are not found in similar commercial software.

Platform:

• Windows
• Mac OS X
• Linux

Download Location:

• Art of Illusion for windows
• Art of Illusion for linux
• Art of Illusion for Mac OS X

Installation Guide:

Windows

Art of Illusion requires Java 1.4 or later. Your computer may already have an appropriate Java version installed. If it does not, the first time you try to run Art of Illusion you will be directed to a web site where you can download one.

1. If you do not already have one, download and install a Java virtual machine.
2. Download the Art of Illusion installer for windows.
3. Double-click the installer to run it, then follow the on-screen instructions.
4. (optional) Download and install the Java Media Framework. (This step is not required, and most of Art of Illusion will work normally without JMF. You will not be able to save animations in Quicktime format, however, if it is not installed.)

Linux

Art of Illusion requires Java 1.4 or later. Your computer may already have an appropriate Java version installed. If it does not, you will need to download one. Art of Illusion does not work correctly under gcj, which is preinstalled in many Linux distributions.

• If you do not already have one, download and install a Java virtual machine.
• Download the Art of Illusion installer for linux and expand the archive using the unzip command or a similar program.
• Execute aoisetup.sh, then follow the on-screen instructions.
• (optional) Download and install the Java Media Framework. (This step is not required, and most of Art of Illusion will work normally without JMF. You will not be able to save animations in Quicktime format, however, if it is not installed.)

Mac OS X

• Art of Illusion requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later with all software updates installed.
• Download the Art of Illusion installer for Mac OS X.
• Double-click it to mount the disk image, then copy the "Art of Illusion" folder to your Applications folder.
• (optional) Download the Java Media Framework. Select the "Cross-platform Java" version. After you download it, find the file jmf.jar and move it to /Library/Java/Extensions. The rest of the downloaded files are not needed, and can be deleted. (This step is not required, and most of Art of Illusion will work normally without JMF. You will not be able to save animations in Quicktime format, however, if it is not installed.)
• To launch the program, double-click the Art of Illusion icon.