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3D Traceroute is a handy tool that is loaded with essential network utilities. Its most notable feature is plotting traceroute as a rotatable, zoomable 3-D graph. It also has a built-in network scanner, pinger, telnet client, connection viewer, atomic clock synchroniser, name server lookup and more.

Yod'm 3D is a virtual desktop manager that uses a 3D rotating cube to visualize the change-over of desktops. It can manage up to four desktops.

Note: This is the last freeware version of Yod'm 3D -- it has gone payware as "DeskSpace."

Blender is a powerful, integrated 3D creation software suite with character/solids modeling, animation, rendering, rigging, shading, motion tracking and post-processing tools. It lets users create high quality 3D graphics, movies and replay real-time, interactive 3D content. Its features can be extended with a variety of plug-ins, scripts, templates and more.

Cross platform (Mac, Linux). The program has been used for a wide variety of functions, including VFX, video edition, modeling etc.

Alternatively:

• Blender Portable from PortableApps (~25% smaller and segregates user scripts)
  
• Outdated X-Blender from WinPenPack

FreeCAD is an parametric 3D modeler that lets you sketch geometry-constrained 2D shapes and use them as a base to build 3D objects. The program also allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.

FreeCAD reads and writes to many open file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL, SVG, DXF, OBJ, IFC, DAE.

Cross platform (Mac, Linux). Many user-contributed addons/macros are also available, for example to let you easily create screws and bolts, instantly construct lego bricks, etc.

Win 7 users may encounter an error starting FreeCAD, due to a missing 64-bit .dll file.

PotPlayer is a feature-rich media player that plays hundreds of different video and audio formats without any dependency on installed codecs, as well as streaming media and DVD video. The program includes configurable subtitles, audio and subtitles delay adjustment, video equalizer, 3D capabilities, playlist support, bookmarks, audio visualizations etc.

The program can also capture video sequences and record audio, split video and add processing filters. It can sleep or shut down the computer after a timer finishes or at a set time.

Alternatively, PotPlayer Portable is also available.

Stellarium is a planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope, with realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset. It features over 120,000 stars from the Hipparcos catalog with associated information.

Stellarium Portable is a portable version of the program. The 0.22.x 32-bit version is also included for use on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 32-bit. Version 0.13.3 is available for Windows XP. Alternatively, X-Stellarium is also available.

Wavosaur is a fast and easy multi-audiowave file editor created for editing audio clips, sound design, mastering, managing and recording. The program is compatible with VSTs and capable of using them in real time to listen to effects-processed audio. It can also monitor audio ports and is MIDI-controllable.

Features include ASIO support, import (MP3, aiff, raw binary, au/snd, ADPCM and so on), MP3 export, statistic/analysis tools (2D/3D spectrum, real time oscilloscope), process tools (resample, bit-depth convert 8, 16, 24, 32 bits, pitch shift, vocal removal, etc.), batch processing and more.

TeamTalk is a feature-rich conferencing application aimed at providing everyone a VoIP solution regardless of connection speed. Includes video conferencing, desktop sharing, file sharing, audio streaming, recording and much more. Audio push-to-talk and audio detection are both available. Features include quality controls, packetloss resistance, de-noising of outgoing audio, 3D positioning of sound and much more.

Note: This program may or may not function with public servers, meaning it will require a running server to connect with other users.

Project Invincible is a chess game with a highly configurable artificial intelligence, as well as 3D graphics, animations, reflections and unlimited undo.

Cross-platform (Linux) and a PortableApps version is also available (thanks Gemini).

Graphical Expression Viewer can be used to visualize graphs of common mathematical functions. You can type in functions of the type z=x*sin(y), specify a range and then generate the graph for the function. The generated graphs can be rotated by dragging with the mouse. The application has a few interesting graphs built into it that you can select from.

Note: This application requires a 3D card with OpenGL support.

Solar System Information displays detailed information about the planets and their moons in our solar system. The images are all from real photos. You can use your mouse to manipulate the planet and rotate it in any direction.

Note: This application requires a 3D card with OpenGL support.

Fullscreen Photo Viewer is a program designed for high-quality viewing of high-resolution pictures. It renders the image using advanced scaling algorithm to fit the resolution of your monitor, supports most common graphics formats, and can open images recursively (e.g. z:\images\01, z:\images\02, etc.).

Includes experimental 3D image and TGA file format view capability.

Vector Clock provides a fully scalable desktop clock and alarm that can be placed anywhere on your screen, rotated with total freedom, resized to any scale and set in 3D perspective view without losing any quality. The program offers a variety of beautiful faces and colors, from classic to modern.

Sculptris is a 3D sculpting program similar to Z-Brush. It was produced by the developers of Z-Brush (Pixologic) and Thomas Pettersson.

Visual Terrain Maker is a simple 3D-modeling program allows visually create landscapes (maps) for games or other purposes. The program can export to Direct X file format(*.x). The program is not critical to the video adapters and drivers. Suitable for DarkBasic developers.

Note: The main site no longer lists the program, listing a Softpedia mirror.

Taksi is a video/screen capture tool for 3D applications. It can capture from almost any DirectX, OpenGL or GDI window and capture video of the contents. Although videos can be compressed, this is not recommended as it further slows down an already taxing process

Note: This program does not appear to be in development any longer so some features are not implemented (such as recording audio).

Zetrix is a Tetris clone that sports beautiful, full 3D visuals with particle effects, lush sound and effects, enhanced features, and even a 2-player mode. ITetris fans, hardcore gamers, and even casual gamers will all surely find something they like about Zetrix.

Note: The official homepage of Zetrix is no longer available, so the homepage link points to the Reloaded.org review, as they also host the most recent version of the game.

Yahtzee 123 is the combination of classic Yahtzee gameplay and 3D-modeled dice with realistic physics. Includes music, sounds, a high-score list, and optional shadows. This game requires DirectX 9.0c or higher to run.

Tsunami 2010 is an "updated" version of the arcade classic, Tsunami. It features gorgeous 3D effects, special attacks, built-in chiptunes or user-defined background music, 100 different stages, and 14 different enemies. Thanks to procedural generation of the visuals and music, Tsunami 2010 is only around 100 KB.

Torus Trooper is a 3D shooter that is all about speed and high scores. Race against the clock with guns blazing, hunting all the little ships and boss ships you possibly can while avoiding all of their shots. Reaching certain scores and destroying bosses will add some time, though losing a ship will knock you down by 15 seconds.

Space Invaders OpenGL is a 2D/3D game based on the old arcade classic in which you must destroy enemy ships by shooting them up. It should run on any machine with a 3D accelerator card and OpenGL drivers.