OpenFX
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenFX, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from OpenFX's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D print export
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Animation tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Building from source
- The FAQ describes building from Visual Studio solution files and says other compilers may be used with custom makefiles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- The developer section provides documentation for writing plugins, including modeller tools, material shaders, animation effects, image processors and animation templates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer resources
- The FAQ points plugin developers to tutorials and says source documentation is generated with Doxygen.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Downloads include a Windows binary distribution and source code available as a ZIP archive or through SVN.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The download page offers a compiled binary distribution and source code, with source available as a ZIP archive or through SVN.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Plugins include image post-processing effects such as lens flare, fog and depth of field, and animation effects such as explosions, waves and dissolves.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File support
- The download page lists COLLADA, Wavefront, and Lightwave imports through the ASSIMP library, as well as 3D Studio import through 3DSFTP.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import libraries
- The download page says ASSIMP supports COLLADA, Wavefront and Lightwave imports, and 3DSFTP supports 3D Studio import.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code is released under the GNU General Public Licence.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Modeling and animation
- Features include NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, and morphing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- OpenFX has a plugin API, with plugin effects including image post-processing and animation effects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- OpenFX is an open-source suite for 3D modeling, animation and rendering.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenFX is an open-source suite for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Render engine
- built-inchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rendering
- The feature set includes a renderer and ray-tracing engine, including a GPU version of the rendering engine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Source build
- The FAQ says compilation uses Visual Studio solution files and that the supplied solutions were designed for Visual Studio 2003.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users to user and developer mailing lists and provides an email contact for the core development team.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The about page identifies Dr. Stuart Ferguson as the creator of OpenFX.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform access
- desktopchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform requirement
- The FAQ lists Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 as system requirements.checked 12 Oct 2026
