Wow! Maybe my first chance to give something back to this group?
I haven't seen this talked about here, but it looks like a very good
3D render program that is freeware! I haven't tried it, but will soon.

Here's the skinny from the website:

OpenFX is an Open-Source 3D modeling, animation and rendering suite
created by Dr. Stuart Ferguson. He made the decision to release the
source code to the public in the middle of 1999, and the product
formerly named SoftF/X was renamed to OpenFX. It has now been released
under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.

http://www.openfx.org/download.html


Charlie