3D computer graphics software refers to packages used to create 3D computer-generated imagery.
General information Current software This table compares elements of notable software that is currently available, based on the raw software, with no added plug-ins.
Application Latest release dateand version Developer Platforms Main uses License 3ds Max 2026-05-21v 2027.1 Autodesk Windows Modeling, animation (video games and films only), FX simulation, lighting, rendering AC3D 2022-04-27v 9.0Inivis Linux, macOS, Windows Modeling Alibre Design 2022-08-03v 25Alibre, LLC Windows Computer aided design AutoCAD 2022-03-28v 2023 Autodesk macOS, Windows 2D computer aided design, 3D modeling, basic rendering, rudimentary animation (of camera, not objects) Blender 2026-07-14v 5.2 Blender Foundation Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Solaris, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS 2D–3D cartoon animation, lighting, modeling, node based material creation, texturing, 3D texture painting, UV mapping, rendering (internal, external, 3D anaglyph and VR), 3D rigging and animation, sculpting, visual 3D effects, basic post-production video editing, motion tracking, Python scripting, fluid simulation, particles, physics, compositing License - blender.org Carrara 2013-08-268.5.1.19 Daz 3D Windows, macOS Animation, modeling Cheetah 3D 2024-01-26v 8.0Martin Wengenmayer macOS Animation, modeling, rendering Cinema 4D 2025-2-122025.1.3 Maxon macOS, Windows, Amiga OSCinema 4D Animation, lighting, modeling, visual 3D effects, rendering, simulation CityEngine 2018-09-18v 2018.1 Esri macOS, Windows, Linux Procedural Modeling of 3D Cities Cobalt 2020-02-04v11 Ashlar-Vellum macOS, Windows Modeling, computer aided design, animation DesignSpark Mechanical 2020-07-20v5.0 SpaceClaim, RS Components Windows Modeling, computer aided design, rapid prototyping, 3D printing Electric Image Animation System 2013-06v9.1.0EIAS3D macOS, Windows Animation, lighting, rendering, film, television, visual 3D effects FreeCAD 2024-01-08v 0.21.2 Jürgen Riegel, Werner Mayer, Yorik van Havre macOS, Windows, unix, Linux CAD, FEA with Calculix, Python scripting, parametric design, robot simulation, CAM, BIM, import and export form-Z pro/jr/free 2020-02-?9.0.2Autodessys, Inc. macOS, Windows Animation, modeling, lighting, rendering, fabricating, set design Hexagon 2018-02-162.5.2.109 Daz 3D Windows, macOS Subdivision modeling, UV mapping HiCAD 2017-02-13v HiCAD 2017ISD Software und Systeme Windows 2D/3D modeling, computer aided design, Automatic drawing generation, BIM, animation, HELiOS PDM integration, API scripting Houdini 2026-07-15v 22.0.368Side Effects Software Windows, macOS, Linux Animation, lighting, modeling, visual 3D effects iClone 2026-02-12v 8.7.5009.1 Reallusion Windows Animation, film and television previz, videogame asset creation, lighting, visual 3D effects Inventor 2021-01v 2021.2.1 Autodesk Windows Modeling, computer aided design, rapid prototyping, 3D printing LightWave 3D 2025-06-11v 2025.0.2 LightWave Digital macOS, Windows, Amiga OSLightWave 3D Modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, film and television previz, videogame asset creation MASSIVE v 3.5 Massive Software Windows, Linux Artificial intelligence in models Maya 2026-03-25v 2027 Autodesk Windows, macOS, Linux Modeling, NURBS modeling sculpting, rigging, skinning, retargeting, animation, lighting, rendering, Bifrost fluids, Python scripting, Bifrost ocean simulation system, UV mapping, MASH procedural effects, time and graph editor, Arnold renderer, color management polygon modeling, visual 3D effects Metasequoia 2026-06-024.9.1 tetraface Inc. Windows, macOS Modeling OpenSCAD 2021-01-31v 2021.01 Marius Kintel, Claire Wolf macOS, Windows, Unix, Linux CAD, scripting, parametric design, CSG PTC Creo (former Pro/Engineer) 2020v 7.0 PTC Windows, HP-UX, Unix Modeling, computer aided design Remo 3D 2025-09-10v 3.2.1 Remograph Windows, Linux Modeling, virtual reality, real-time modeling, video game creation, computer aided design Rhinoceros 3D 2026-07-07v 8.33 McNeel Windows, macOS Modeling, computer aided design, scripting with Grasshopper, many plug-in for simulation, CAM, BIM, rendering, and more Salome 2020-12-01v 9.6 Open Cascade EDF CEA Windows, Unix, Linux CAD, scripting, parametric design, CSG, meshing, pre-post for CAE Shade 3D 2026-07-31v 27 macOS, Windows Modeling, computer aided design, rendering, animation Silo 2026-06-02v 2026.1 Nevercenter macOS, Windows Modeling Tekla Structures2024-09-13 v 2024 SR 4.1TeklaWindows3D modeling, reporting, 2D drawings, 3D drawings, CAD, CAM, BIM SketchUp Desktop 2026.0 Trimble Navigation macOS, Windows Modeling, computer aided design Solid Edge 2020-06-? 2021 ST13 Siemens Digital Industries Software Windows Computer aided design SolidWorks 2022-07-11v SolidWorks 2022 SP3.1 Dassault Systèmes Windows Computer aided design SpaceClaim 2020-08-08v 2020.R2 Ansys Windows Computer aided design Verto Studio 3D 2021-02-12v2.5.0Michael L. Farrell macOS, iOS Mobile modeling, texture mapping, lighting Wings 3D 2024-11-10v 2.4 Dan Gudmundsson (maintainer) macOS, Windows, BSD, Linux Modeling, sculpting (the deformation of the model), UV mapping ZBrush 2026-06-17v 2026.2.1 Maxon macOS, Windows Modeling, texturing, lighting, sculpting (the deformation of the model), rendering
Inactive software There are many discontinued software applications. Application Latest release date and version Developer Platforms Main uses License Bryce 2010-12-237.1.0.109 Daz 3D Windows (32-bit), macOS (10.7 and above) Animation, landscape modeling, fractal geometry Clara.io redesigned in 2015-03-31 Exocortex Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer Modeling, animation, rendering E-on Vue 2021-12-09v 2021.2E-on Software (part of Bentley Systems) macOS, Windows Animation, landscape modeling, lighting Modo 2022-06-2116v2 The Foundry macOS, Windows, Linux Modeling, animation, rendering POV-Ray 2013-11-09v3.7.0The POV-Team macOS, Windows, Linux, AmigaOS Lighting, visual 3D effects SketchUp Make 2017-11-14v 18.0.16975 (Win64)v 18.0.16976 (Mac64) Trimble Navigation macOS, Windows Modeling, computer aided design Softimage 2014-04-14"2015" (final release) Autodesk Windows, Linux Modeling, animation, video game creation, lighting, rendering, visual 3D effects solidThinking Evolve (predecessor of Altair Inspire Studio) ?-?v 9.0 Altair Engineering macOS, Windows Modeling trueSpace 2009-05-25v 7.61 Caligari Corporation Windows, AmigaOS Animation, modeling VistaPro 2005v 4.2 Hypercube Engineering, Monkey Byte Development Windows Landscape modeling Mudbox 2022-04-182023 Autodesk macOS, Windows, Linux Lighting, sculpting (the deformation of the model)
Operating system support The operating systems on which the editors can run natively (without emulation or compatibility layers), meaning which operating systems have which editors specifically coded for them (not, for example, Wings 3D for Windows running on Linux with Wine). Application Windows macOS Linux Unix BSD iOS Android Other 3ds Max AC3D Art of Illusion Java virtual machine AutoCAD colspan=2 3D Modeling capabilities in AutoCAD Mobile App. Autodesk. February 28, 2025 Blender Blender is coming to tablets, starting with the iPad Pro. CG Channel. July 25th, 2025 Old versions supported AmigaOS, Solaris, and MorphOS Carrara Cheetah 3D Cinema 4D Amiga OS Clara.io ChromeOS DesignSpark Mechanical Electric Image Animation System form-Z HiCAD Houdini IClone LightWave 3D LightWave 3D 5.0 and before supported AmigaOS. MakeHuman Massive Maya Maya 1.0 - 6.5 supported SGI Irix. Metasequoia Modo POV-Ray Old versions supported Amiga OS, and Atari TOS Remo 3D Shade Silo SketchUp Getting Started with SketchUp for Web. Trimble End of Support - Viewer for Android. Trimble. July 14, 2026Tekla Structures Softimage Solid Edge solidWorks solidThinking SpaceClaim trueSpace Amiga OS Verto Studio 3D E-on Vue Wings 3D ZBrush Application Windows macOS Linux Unix BSD iOS Android Other
Features Application Modeling 3D Painting Animation Rendering 3D Tracking Compositing 3ds Max AC3D ? ? Blender Electric Image Animation System ? ? Cinema 4D Clara.io ? ? Cobalt ? ? HiCAD Houdini IClone ? ? ? Lightwave 3D Compositing - LightWave LightWave Digital MakeHuman Maya Metasequoia Modo Remo 3D Shade Softimage Solid Edge ? ? SketchUp Make SketchUp User Guide: Creating a 3D Model ? SketchUp Desktop ? Wings3D ? ? Application Modeling 3D Painting Animation Rendering 3D Tracking Compositing
I/O Image, video, and audio files Application Imports Exports EXR DDS KTX others EXR DDS KTX others 3ds Max BMP, Cineon, TGA, JPG, PNG, Cineon, Radiance HDR, SGI, RLA, RPF, AVI, MPEG and QuickTime, GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV, YUV Art of Illusion GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, HDR, SVG7. Textures JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, HDR, QuickTime AC3D GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, PPM, Targa, TIFF GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, PPM, Targa, TIFF Blender TGA, JPG, PNG, DPX, Cineon, Radiance HDR, Iris, SGI Movie, IFF, AVIF, AVI and QuickTime, GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV TGA, JPG, PNG, DPX, Cineon, Radiance HDR, Iris, SGI Movie, IFF, AVIF, AVI and QuickTime, GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV Electric Image Animation System TGA, JPG, PNG, BMP, Radiance HDR, AVI and QuickTime, TIFF, PSD, MOV PNG, BMP, AVI and QuickTime GIF, TIFF, MOV Cinema 4D Radiance HDR, BodyPaint 3D, TIFF, PSD Radiance HDR, BodyPaint 3D, TIFF, PSD Clara.io Clara.io: 65,000 Users, New Features and Premium Subscriptions. Exocortex. August 11, 2014 PNG, JPG Cobalt BMP, GIF, JPEG, PICT, PNG, PPM, XBM, XPM BMP, GIF, JPEG, PICT, PNG, PPM, XBM, XPM Houdini Labs DDS File compositing node. Side Effects IClone JPG, BMP, GIF, TGA, PNG, AVI, WMV, MP3, WAV, popVideo JPG, BMP, GIF, TGA, PNG, WMV, AVI, MP4, popVideo, FLV, iWidget Lightwave 3D TGA, JPG, PNG, AI, EPS, BMP, IFF, Radiance HDR, AVI and QuickTime, GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV TGA, JPG, PNG, BMP, Radiance HDR, IFF, AVI and QuickTime, GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV MakeHuman Maya Ai, Aiff, Pix, AVI, Cineon, EPS, GIF, Jpeg, Swf, Maya IFF, Maya16 IFF, MacPaint, PSD, PNG, Quantel, Quickdraw, MOV, RLA, SVG, SGI, SGI16, SGI Movie, TGA, TIF, BMP, HDR Maya IFF, AVI, QT, GIF, Softimage, RLA, BMP, TIF, SGI RGB, Alias PIX, Jpeg, EPS, Cineon, Quantel, TGA, Macpaint, PSD, PNG, Quickdraw Metasequoia BMP, JPG, PNG, IFF, TGA, PPM, TIFF, PSD, Radiance HDR Modo TGA, BMP, FLX, GIF, HDR, HDR, JP2, JPG, JPEG, PNG, SGI, EPS, AI, PSD TGA, BMP, FLX, GIF, HDR, JP2, JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIF, MOV, MWV, PSD Remo 3D BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, PNM, SGI (RGB), TGA, TIF JPG, PNG, SGI (RGB), TIF, XPM Shade QuickTime VR, Piranesi EPix Softimage Solid Edge SketchUp Desktop JPG, PNG, TIF, TGA, BMP JPG, PNG, TIF, BMP SketchUp Desktop JPG, PNG, TIF, TGA, BMP JPG, PNG, TIF, BMP, MOV(on Mac), AVI (on Windows) E-on Vue Wings3D
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