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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. The current version is 2.5.1, released Oct. 21, 2007. This version is both stable and powerful enough to be used for serious, high end animation work. Many of its capabilities rival those found in commercial programs. Some of the highlights include subdivision surface based modelling tools, skeleton based animation, and a graphical language for designing procedural textures and materials. Click here to download the program. If you want some idea of what Art of Illusion is capable of, take a look at the screenshots and art gallery. We now have an extensive documentation section. This includes the user manual, as well as a number of tutorials covering different aspects of the program. Discussion forums, bug reporting, and much more can be accessed through the SourceForge project page for Art of Illusion. Art of Illusion may be freely distributed and modified under the terms of the Free Software Foundation's General Public License. To download the source code, click here. Are you interesting in contributing to Art of Illusion? I would love to have your help! Click here for a list of suggested projects for both programmers and non-programmers. Comments and suggestions are always welcome! I can be reached at peastman@users.sourceforge.net. But if you're looking for help with a problem, you'll probably get a much quicker answer by posting to the discussion forums.