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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports.


  Download and Navigation  

To navigate about this site please use the navigation links at the top of this page. If you want to download POV-Ray, please visit our download page. If you are interested in our beta-test for SMP and multi-core systems, please visit our beta-test page.


  Contacting Us  

To contact us, please use the address given at the bottom of our license page. You may also wish to read our privacy policy.


  What's New  
LionSnake 1.7.13

A new version of the subdivision surface LionSnake Modeler is available, fixing a .obj import crash and a bug where Bones were not being displayed. The latest version, including source code, is available from the LionSnake site.

[March 05, 2009] [Permalink]
LionSnake 1.7.12

The subdivision surface LionSnake Modeler has been updated ... [read more]

[February 22, 2009] [Permalink]
Ani2Pov 0.57 is available

A new version of Ani2Pov, the .an8 Anim8or (a free modeller) to POV-Ray, Ase, Videoscape and Milkshape 3D convertor, is now available ... [read more]

[February 16, 2009] [Permalink]
XPE v0.9.4

The neXtgen POV-Ray Editor (XPE) v0.9.4 has been released (source tarball, various Linux distros, Windows) ... [read more]

[February 10, 2009] [Permalink]
Y.A.P.R.M. 0.6.5 released

A new version of "Yet Another POV-Ray Modeller" is available with bug fixes, a new interactive 3D View viewport (allowing you to view your scene from any angle and assign the current view to the active camera) ... [read more]

[December 21, 2008] [Permalink]
Sphere Sweep Tutorial

An excellent tutorial on using the sphere_sweep object has been made available. The Sphere Sweep Tutorial (also available in German) ... [read more]

[December 17, 2008] [Permalink]
Animation Palace

A new POV-Ray animation website has appeared with some interesting animation projects. The site, Animation Palace, has downloadable projects you can render, as well as examples and other interesting info. ... [read more]

[December 17, 2008] [Permalink]
Bishop3D 1.0.2.8 beta

Bishop3D, the interactive Windows modeler and animation tool with native POV-Ray SDL import and keyframe animation, has been updated ... [read more]

[July 30, 2008] [Permalink]
LionSnake 1.7.11

A new update of the subdivision surface LionSnake Modeler is available ... [read more]

[February 22, 2009] [Permalink]
POV-Ray for Windows v3.7 beta 27

The Win32 version of POV-Ray version 3.7 beta 27 is now available. This ... ... [read more]

[July 02, 2008] [Permalink]
GDesign 2.0 - L-Systems and Cellular Automata

GDesign, a 2D/3D L-System program to generate complex fractal, organic and inorganic objects for POV-Ray and 3D Studio MAX, has now reached version 2.0 ... [read more]

[June 23, 2008] [Permalink]
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