QGIS is free and can probably handle the processing/viewing
part of this application on a desktop.

For the models you probably want DXF files.
I couldn't find any free skeletons.

http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-model-skeleton-animal/790735


Mike


On 9/18/2015 2:01 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system wrote:
> Date:    Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:11:24 -0400
> From:    "Lyle E. Browning"<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Line drawings or 3d images of animal skeletons
>
> Has anyone got any idea as to where to find editable line drawings of the standard set of animal skeletons, (deer, pig, sheep, bovine, etc.) standing with a side view in some form of vector graphics that are freeware? Or better yet in 3D?
>
> What I am aiming to do is to select a particular bone, and fill it with a pattern to show which part of the animal is represented in the bone assemblage.
>
> Any leads gratefully received.
>
> Lyle Browning, RPA