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1. Blender

   Opensource

   Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video e...

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2. ZBrush

   Commercial

   ZBrush is a 3D modeling tool that allows artists to sculpt high-definition characters. It further creates maps for other kinds of content creation software, such as Maya and 3D Max, which can apply...

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4. Cinema 4D

   Commercial

   This 3D modeling and design software from Maxon is simple enough for beginners to learn the ins and outs of the craft but advanced enough to provide seasoned professionals with all the tools they n...

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5. MODO

   Commercial

   MODO is a 3D modeling, rendering, and texturing software optimized for artists who want to explore and develop their ideas. It's meant to be a starting point for creativity. MODO has a huge numbe...

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6. Clara.io

   Freemium

   Clara.io is a piece of design and development software that focuses on 3D graphics and animations. It was originally created by a Canadian company called Exocortex, and it has been available since...

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7. Lumion

   Commercial

   Easily turn your CAD projects into architectural visualization videos and images. Compatible with SketchUp and 3D BIM tools such as Revit, ArchiCAD and Rhino.

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8. Keyshot

   Commercial

   The fastest, most powerful software for real-time 3D rendering and animation brings you even more ways to enhance your visuals to create amazing shots.

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9. appleseed

   Free

   appleseed is an open source, physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects.

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10. Mitsuba

    Free

    Mitsuba is a research-oriented rendering system in the style of PBRT, from which it derives much inspiration. It is written in portable C++, implements unbiased as well as biased techniques, and co...

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11. Maya

    Free

    Maya is 3D computer animation software with powerful modeling, rendering, simulation, texturing, and animation tools for artists, modelers, and animators.

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12. Thea Render

    Commercial

    Thea Render v2. 0 comes with a redesigned core engine and new features such as:.

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13. Houdini

    Commercial

    Houdini is a suite of graphic rendering software used for movies, video games and other forms of media. The software is developed by SideFX, a company that saw its beginnings in 1987. SideFX has re...

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14. V-Ray

    Commercial

    Learn why V-Ray for 3ds Max’s powerful CPU & GPU renderer is the industry standard for artists & designers in architecture, games, VFX, VR, and more.

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15. Substance Designer

    Commercial

    Substance Designer is a 3D material authoring tool for video games and other digital media. It is a product of Allegorithmic, a French company that was founded in 2002 by highly educated individual...

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16. Toolbag

    Commercial

    Check out Marmoset Toolbag, a powerful yet tidy real-time rendering, animation, and texture baking suite, an essential tool for all stages of 3D art production.

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17. Cheetah 3d

    Commercial

    Cheetah3D is a versatile and easy to learn 3D software for Mac. Create animations or 3D models for games, virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D printing.

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18. Kerkythea

    Free

    Kerkythea is a freeware software that can produce high quality renders without spending a cent on software licensing. Kerkythea is using physically accurate materials and lights, aiming for the bes...

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