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Technologies for teaching, learning and research

Scribus

Availability: Free Download Comparable:  Microsoft Publisher, InDesign Scribus is a cross-platform (available on Linux, MacOS, and Windows), open source desktop publishing program that features professional page layout, press-ready output, and new approaches to page design.  It was loosely modeled after Microsoft Publisher.Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and … Read more

Blender

Availability: Free Download Comparable: After Effects, Sketchup Blender is a free and open source 3D animation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Advanced users employ Blender’s API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included … Read more

SketchUp

Availability: Free Download  |  Pro Download Comparable: Blender, Solidworks SketchUp (formerly: Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling program for applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design. A freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro, are available. The program claims to be easy to … Read more