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The focus of this post is to highlight some reasonably priced and open source 3d engines, API's, and/or libraries that I have researched for a project my society is working on. Please post additional projects that I have missed and I will post first hand information for products that I have some experience with. I will update this list accordingly with new information it becomes available.

Key
OSS = Open Source Software
COM = Commercial Product

Library/API
Full Blown Engines
Object Oriented



Crystal Space 3d OSS Engine
Crystal Space is an OpenGL fully integrated programmable engine written in C++ that is cross platform (Linux, Mac, Windows) that supports most modern day graphics card technologies. Working seamlessly alongside other open source projects like Google's Blender, this is a very powerful and flexible solution for someone with programming experience.

CrystalSpace 3d

OGRE 3d OSS Engine
Similar to Crystal Space, OGRE is a fully integrated programmable engine, but requires slightly less programming experience but is just as powerful and flexible. OGRE is 3d implementation independent (i.e. Direct3D and OpenGL support)

OGRE 3d

3d Game Studio COM OO
3dGS is an object oriented development environment providing the user with all of the tools to build, script, compile, and produce and end product ready for release. A proprietary scripting language does not translate to other products, but is in plain English and for the novice developer, 3dGS provides a good total package.

3d Game Studio

Panda 3D FREE for any use (personal and commercial) Library/API
Owned and upkept by Carnegie Mellon University and released with a modified BSD license Panda 3D is not as popular as Crystal Space or OGRE, but is industry tested (Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Carnegie Mellon U Flight Sim) and heavily featured. The package is provided with dozens of importing tools.

Panda 3D