The Damned Yankee wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I'm interested in working with 3d graphics, and I figure getting POVRay
> is a step in the right direction, but what else do I need?  Any
> recommendations?
> 
> A couple of caveats:  I'm just looking to get my feet wet here, and,
> being a working Joe with no budget to spend on software, I'd especially
> like to hear about any relevant freeware.

That's kind of a hard question to answer specifically. I think the most
important thing you can do as a newbie is take the time to read through
the POV-Ray documentation and really learn what the program can do and
how to use it.

Once you get the basics down and you have a good idea what you want to
do with the program then you can start looking for resoures to help
accomplish those goals. I maintain the links pages at povray.org and
I've spent considerable time gathering links to free resources that
work with POV-Ray. Of the 900 plus unique sites listed in the collection
I'd guess 85% of those sites offer something for free. In most cases,
those resources that will cost you something, are clearly identified as
such with a discription for the link that says shareware or commercial.

http://www.povray.org/resources/links/

-- 
Ken Tyler

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