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List of 3D modeling software

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List of 3D modeling software

Following is a list of notable software, computer programs, used to develop a mathematical representation of any three dimensional surface of objects, as 3D computer graphics, also called 3D modeling.

Additionally, Moderately & lesser known 3D software was listed in this list.

Tables

3D-Coat
3D-Coat
Title
3D-Coat
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
3DCrafter
3DCrafter
Title
3DCrafter
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
3D Slash
3D Slash
Title
3D Slash
License
Freemium
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
3dvia Shape
3dvia Shape
Title
3dvia Shape
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
AC3D
AC3D
Title
AC3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Adobe Dimension
Adobe Dimension
Title
Adobe Dimension
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Archimedes
Archimedes
Title
Archimedes
License
EPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
Title
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
Title
Alibre Design
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Aladdin4D
Aladdin4D
Title
Aladdin4D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Amapi
Amapi
Title
Amapi
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Anim8or
Anim8or
Title
Anim8or
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Animation:Master
Animation:Master
Title
Animation:Master
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
ArchiCAD
ArchiCAD
Title
ArchiCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Art of Illusion
Art of Illusion
Title
Art of Illusion
License
GNU General Public License +
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
AutoCAD
AutoCAD
Title
AutoCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk 3ds Max
Title
Autodesk 3ds Max
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Alias
Autodesk Alias
Title
Autodesk Alias
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor
Title
Autodesk Inventor
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya
Title
Autodesk Maya
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Mudbox
Autodesk Mudbox
Title
Autodesk Mudbox
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Revit
Title
Autodesk Revit
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Softimage
Autodesk Softimage
Title
Autodesk Softimage
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Autodesk Fusion 360
Autodesk Fusion 360
Title
Autodesk Fusion 360
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Autodesk Tinkercad
Autodesk Tinkercad
Title
Autodesk Tinkercad
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Blender
Blender
Title
Blender
License
GNU GPLv2+
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
Title
BricsCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
BRL-CAD
BRL-CAD
Title
BRL-CAD
License
GNU LGPL and BSD
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Bryce
Bryce
Title
Bryce
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
CATIA
CATIA
Title
CATIA
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Carrara
Carrara
Title
Carrara
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Cheetah3D
Cheetah3D
Title
Cheetah3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Title
Cinema 4D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
CityEngine
CityEngine
Title
CityEngine
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Clara.io
Clara.io
Title
Clara.io
License
Freemium
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Cobalt
Cobalt
Title
Cobalt
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Daz Studio
Daz Studio
Title
Daz Studio
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
DesignSpark Mechanical
DesignSpark Mechanical
Title
DesignSpark Mechanical
License
Freemium
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Electric Image Animation System
Electric Image Animation System
Title
Electric Image Animation System
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Exa Corporation
Exa Corporation
Title
Exa Corporation
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Flux
Flux
Title
Flux
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
No
FORAN System
FORAN System
Title
FORAN System
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Form-Z
Form-Z
Title
Form-Z
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Title
FreeCAD
License
GNU LGPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Geomodeller3D
Geomodeller3D
Title
Geomodeller3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Hexagon
Hexagon
Title
Hexagon
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
No
Houdini
Houdini
Title
Houdini
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
IRONCAD
IRONCAD
Title
IRONCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
KeyCreator
KeyCreator
Title
KeyCreator
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
LightWave 3D
LightWave 3D
Title
LightWave 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
LeoCAD
LeoCAD
Title
LeoCAD
License
GPLv2
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Makers Empire 3D
Makers Empire 3D
Title
Makers Empire 3D
License
Freemium
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
MASSIVE
MASSIVE
Title
MASSIVE
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
MeshLab
MeshLab
Title
MeshLab
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Metasequoia
Metasequoia
Title
Metasequoia
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
MicroStation
MicroStation
Title
MicroStation
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
MikuMikuDance
MikuMikuDance
Title
MikuMikuDance
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Modo
Modo
Title
Modo
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Onshape
Onshape
Title
Onshape
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Open CASCADE
Open CASCADE
Title
Open CASCADE
License
GNU LGPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
OpenFX
OpenFX
Title
OpenFX
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD
Title
OpenSCAD
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Oculus Medium
Oculus Medium
Title
Oculus Medium
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes (as Adobe Medium)
Plasticity
Plasticity
Title
Plasticity
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Poser
Poser
Title
Poser
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
PTC Creo
PTC Creo
Title
PTC Creo
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
PowerAnimator
PowerAnimator
Title
PowerAnimator
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Pro/ENGINEER
Pro/ENGINEER
Title
Pro/ENGINEER
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
QCAD
QCAD
Title
QCAD
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Quake Army Knife
Quake Army Knife
Title
Quake Army Knife
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Realsoft 3D
Realsoft 3D
Title
Realsoft 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Remo 3D
Remo 3D
Title
Remo 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
RFEM
RFEM
Title
RFEM
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Rhinoceros 3D
Rhinoceros 3D
Title
Rhinoceros 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Salome
Salome
Title
Salome
License
GNU LGPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
ScanIP
ScanIP
Title
ScanIP
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Seamless3d
Seamless3d
Title
Seamless3d
License
MIT
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
No
NX
NX
Title
NX
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
Shade 3D
Shade 3D
Title
Shade 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Shapr3D
Shapr3D
Title
Shapr3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
SolidWorks Composer
SolidWorks Composer
Title
SolidWorks Composer
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
SharkCAD
SharkCAD
Title
SharkCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Silo
Silo
Title
Silo
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
SketchUp
SketchUp
Title
SketchUp
License
Freemium
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Solid Edge
Solid Edge
Title
Solid Edge
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
solidThinking
solidThinking
Title
solidThinking
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes (as Inspire)
SolidWorks
SolidWorks
Title
SolidWorks
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
SolveSpace
SolveSpace
Title
SolveSpace
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
SpaceClaim
SpaceClaim
Title
SpaceClaim
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Strata 3D
Strata 3D
Title
Strata 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Sweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D
Title
Sweet Home 3D
License
GNU GPL
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Swift 3D
Swift 3D
Title
Swift 3D
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
No
Tekla Structures
Tekla Structures
Title
Tekla Structures
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes (basic level)
Actively developed
Yes
Tinkercad
Tinkercad
Title
Tinkercad
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
No
Actively developed
Yes
TopSolid
TopSolid
Title
TopSolid
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
TrueSpace
TrueSpace
Title
TrueSpace
License
Freeware
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
No
Vectorworks
Vectorworks
Title
Vectorworks
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Wings 3D
Wings 3D
Title
Wings 3D
License
BSD
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Wolfram Mathematica
Wolfram Mathematica
Title
Wolfram Mathematica
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
ViaCAD
ViaCAD
Title
ViaCAD
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes (as PunchCAD)
ZBrush
ZBrush
Title
ZBrush
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Zmodeler
Zmodeler
Title
Zmodeler
License
Commercial software
3D rendering support
Yes
Actively developed
Yes
Title
License
3D rendering support
Actively developed
3D-Coat
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
3DCrafter
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
3D Slash
Freemium
Yes
No
3dvia Shape
Commercial software
No
Yes
AC3D
Commercial software
No
Yes
Adobe Dimension
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Archimedes
EPL
Yes
No
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Alibre Design
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Aladdin4D
Commercial software
Yes
No
Amapi
Commercial software
Yes
No
Anim8or
Freeware
Yes
No
Animation:Master
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
ArchiCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Art of Illusion
GNU General Public License +
Yes
Yes
AutoCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk 3ds Max
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Alias
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Inventor
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Maya
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Mudbox
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Revit
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Softimage
Commercial software
Yes
No
Autodesk Fusion 360
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Tinkercad
Commercial software
No
Yes
Blender
GNU GPLv2+
Yes
Yes
BricsCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
BRL-CAD
GNU LGPL and BSD
Yes
Yes
Bryce
Commercial software
Yes
No
CATIA
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Carrara
Commercial software
Yes
No
Cheetah3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Cinema 4D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
CityEngine
Commercial software
No
Yes
Clara.io
Freemium
Yes
No
Cobalt
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Daz Studio
Freeware
Yes
Yes
DesignSpark Mechanical
Freemium
No
Yes
Electric Image Animation System
Commercial software
Yes
No
Exa Corporation
Commercial software
Yes
No
Flux
Freeware
No
No
FORAN System
Commercial software
Yes
No
Form-Z
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
FreeCAD
GNU LGPL
Yes
Yes
Geomodeller3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Hexagon
Commercial software
No
No
Houdini
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
IRONCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
KeyCreator
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
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