Truevision is a 3D modeler for Gnome. It is still in developpement, so be carefull and save often. The current version ( 0.5.4 ) can :

    * create some objects :
          o finite solid primitives : blob, box, sphere, cone, cylinder, torus, heightfield, superellipsoid, lathe, prism
          o finite patch primitive : disc
          o infinite solid primitive : plane
          o lights : point, cylindrical, spot, area, light groups
          o csg operators : union, merge, intersection, difference
          o athmospherics : background, skysphere, media, fog
          o misc. ( non native pov objects ) : link object, group object 
    * manipulate them ( rotate, scale, translate ... )
    * manipulate and edit the camera.
    * render the scene with the multithreaded povray frontend.
    * create and edit materials , with preview in editor.
    * output the scene to povray ( generates both pov and ini files ).
    * save and load scenes, objects, and materials.
    * save materials with preview in material library. 


More information at :
	http://truevision.sourceforge.net
