List of 3D modeling software

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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 .

TitleLicense3D rendering supportActively developed
3D-Coat Commercial software YesYes
3D Slash Freemium YesNo
3dvia Shape Commercial software NoYes
AC3D Commercial software NoYes
Adobe Dimension Commercial software YesYes
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler Commercial software YesYes
Alibre Design Commercial software YesYes
Aladdin4D Commercial software YesNo
Amapi Commercial software YesNo
Anim8or Freeware YesNo
Animation:Master Commercial software YesYes
ArchiCAD Commercial software YesYes
Art of Illusion GNU General Public License +YesYes
AutoCAD Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk 3ds Max Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Inventor Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Maya Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Mudbox Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Revit Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Softimage Commercial software YesNo
Autodesk Fusion 360 Commercial software YesYes
Autodesk Tinkercad Commercial software NoYes
Blender GNU GPLv2+YesYes
BricsCAD Commercial software YesYes
BRL-CAD GNU LGPL and BSD YesYes
Bryce Commercial software YesNo
CATIA Commercial software YesYes
Carrara Commercial software YesNo
Cheetah3D Commercial software YesYes
Cinema 4D Commercial software YesYes
CityEngine Commercial software NoYes
Clara.io Freemium YesNo
Daz Studio Freeware YesYes
DesignSpark Mechanical Freemium NoYes
Electric Image Animation System Commercial software YesNo
Exa Corporation Commercial software YesNo
Flux Freeware NoNo
Form-Z Commercial software YesYes
FreeCAD GNU LGPL YesYes
Geomodeller3D Commercial software YesYes
Hexagon Commercial software NoNo
Houdini Commercial software YesYes
IRONCAD Commercial software YesYes
KeyCreator Commercial software YesYes
LightWave 3D Commercial software YesYes
Makers Empire 3D Freemium YesNo
MASSIVE Commercial software YesYes
Metasequoia Commercial software YesYes
MicroStation Commercial software YesYes
MikuMikuDance Freeware YesNo
Modo Commercial software YesYes
Onshape Commercial software YesYes
Open CASCADE GNU LGPL YesYes
OpenSCAD GNU GPL YesNo
Oculus Medium Commercial software YesYes (as Adobe Medium)
Plasticity Commercial software NoYes
Poser Commercial software YesYes
PowerAnimator Commercial software YesNo
Pro/ENGINEER Commercial software YesYes
Quake Army Knife GNU GPL YesNo
Realsoft 3D Commercial software YesNo
Remo 3D Commercial software YesYes
RFEM Commercial software YesYes
Rhinoceros 3D Commercial software YesYes
Salome GNU LGPL YesYes
ScanIP Commercial software YesYes
Seamless3d MIT NoNo
NX Commercial software NoYes
Shade 3D Commercial software YesNo
SolidWorks Composer Commercial software YesYes
SharkCAD Commercial software YesYes
Silo Commercial software NoYes
SketchUp Freemium YesYes
Solid Edge Commercial software YesYes
solidThinking Commercial software YesYes (as Inspire)
SolidWorks Commercial software YesYes
SolveSpace GNU GPL NoYes
SpaceClaim Commercial software YesYes
Strata 3D Commercial software YesYes
Sweet Home 3D GNU GPL YesYes
Swift 3D Commercial software NoNo
Tekla Structures Commercial software Yes (basic level)Yes
TrueSpace Freeware YesNo
uMake Commercial software Yes (basic level)Yes
Wings 3D BSD YesYes
Wolfram Mathematica Commercial software YesYes
ViaCAD Commercial software YesYes (as PunchCAD)
ZBrush Commercial software YesYes
Zmodeler Commercial software YesYes

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