3D rendering software products are the dedicated engines used for rendering computer-generated imagery. This is not the same as 3D modeling software, which involves the creation of 3D models, for which the software listed below can produce realistically rendered visualisations.General-purpose packages which can have their own built-in rendering capabilities are not listed here; these can be found in the list of 3D computer graphics software and list of 3D animation software. See 3D computer graphics software for more discussion about the distinctions.
Title License Status Developer(s)3Delight Illumination Research (company) Arion RandomControl Aqsis Paul Gregory Arnold Solid Angle, Autodesk, Sony Pictures Imageworks Blue Moon Rendering Tools Discontinued Exluna, acquired by NVIDIA Brazil R/S Discontinued SplutterFish LLC C3D Vision ASCON, C3D Labs Chaos Corona Chaos Enscape Enscape GmbH Gelato Discontinued Nvidia Corporation iClone ReallusionKerkythea Ioannis PantazopoulosKeyshot Luxion IncLumion Lumion SoftwareLuxCoreRender Jean-Philippe Grimaldi (lead)Maxwell Render Next Limit TechnologiesMental ray Discontinued Nvidia CorporationMoonRay DreamWorks Nvidia Advanced Rendering Center Mental Images acquired by NVIDIAOctane Render OTOY Inc.RenderMan Pixar Rhino Render Rhinoceros 3D - Robert McNeel & Associates POV-Ray The POV-Team Radiance Greg WardRedshift MaxonSolidWorks Visualize Dassault Systèmes Substance 3D Stager Adobe Inc.Sunflow Inactive Christopher Kulla Unigine free for non commercial use UNIGINE CompanyV-Ray Chaos
See also Comparison of computer-aided design software List of 3D computer graphics software List of 3D animation software List of 3D modeling software Rendering engine CAD library - cloud based repository of 3D models, textures, HDRIs, or assets.
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