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Cartography Shop – free modeling tool
While 3D modeling tool Blender is an all-purpose program to create any model you can dream of and use it in any form of media (games or animation movies etc.) a different modeling tool is Cartography Shop.
Cartography shop is specifically built for creating architecture and levels in 3D games and while the tool isn't exactly new it has now been released for free download and use.
Some of its listed features:
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Automatic UV mapping
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Extremely fast object manipulation and drawing
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Lightmap calculator and exporter
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Select and texture objects or object faces
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Export .X, Save native .CSM files, or export to your own file format
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Stretch, position, mirror, flip, and rotate meshes
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Configurable entity system
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Automatically load textures right out of your game directory by setting a prefix to be used with texture names
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Adjustable viewports
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Accurate grid snap - no cracks or gaps in your maps!
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Compatible with virtually any game engine
Notice that .x file exporting can be used for creating new entity models for FPS Creator through many importers.
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