Rhino 3D is desktop software for Windows and macOS with listed capabilities for parametric modeling, animation, rendering and export for 3D printing.
Alternatives to Cinema 4D
Meshy creates 3D assets from text, images or creative concepts that users can preview, edit and export.
Tripo AI is a web and API platform for generating and refining 3D assets.
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Onshape
Onshape is a browser-accessible 3D CAD platform for parametric modeling of solids, surfaces, and sheet metal.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.7From $1,500 a year - 5

SketchUp
SketchUp is 3D modeling software for web, iOS, and Windows, with tools for parametric modeling, animation, rendering, and 3D-print export.
Free planiOSWebWindows8.6From $55 a year - 6

ZBrush
Free planiOSAPImacOSWindows8.6Free plan - 7

Blockbench
Blockbench is a free, open-source editor for making low-poly 3D models.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI8.6Free plan - 8
Goxel
Goxel is a voxel editor for building 3D graphics from cube-shaped elements.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS8.6Free plan - 9

Houdini
Houdini is SideFX’s procedural 3D creation software for fields including film, television, games, motion graphics, virtual reality, and synthetic data.
Free planWindowsmacOSLinux8.4From $95 a year - 10
Daz 3D
Daz Studio is 3D software for creating characters, scenes, images, and animation, available for macOS, Windows, and the web.
Free planWebmacOSWindows8.4From $69 a year - 11

Blender
Blender is a free, open-source desktop suite for 3D creation on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows8.3Free plan - 12
MeshLab
MeshLab is a free, open-source desktop application for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes, including models produced by 3D scanning.
Free planOpen sourceiOSAPILinuxmacOS8.3Free plan - 13

Shapr3D
Shapr3D is 3D CAD software for direct and history-based parametric modeling, with a built-in render engine and 3D-print export.
Free planmacOSWindows8.2From $299 a year - 14
Autodesk Mudbox
Autodesk Mudbox is desktop software for 3D sculpting and painting, used to create detailed characters and environments with textures.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSWindows8.2Free plan - 15

OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD is free desktop software for creating solid 3D CAD models with scripts rather than artistic sculpting tools.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS8.2Free plan - 16

MeshInspector
MeshInspector processes 3D data for mesh repair, scan transformation, and quality inspection in printing, simulation, and manufacturing workflows.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS8.2From $300 a year - 17
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS provides 3D software tools for creating, simulating, publishing, and managing product data.
WebmacOSWindows8.1From $48 a year - 18

Spline
Spline is a 3D design platform with sculpting, animation, parametric modeling, and a built-in render engine.
Free planAndroidWeb8.1From $15 a month - 19

Plasticity
Plasticity is paid desktop software from Plasticity, based in Wilmington, Delaware.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows8.1$175 one-time - 20

World Machine
World Machine is procedural terrain-generation software for artists creating realistic or stylized landscapes.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows8.1$119 one-time - 21

SelfCAD
SelfCAD is a 3D modeling application for work ranging from sketching and sculpting to rendering and 3D printing.
Free planWebWindowsmacOSLinux8.1From $139.99 a year - 22
Solid Edge
AndroidiOSWebWindows7.9 - 23

Browzwear VStitcher
Browzwear VStitcher is 3D fashion design and development software for creating virtual garment twins.
Free planAPImacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.9From $750 a year - 24

Nomad Sculpt
Nomad Sculpt is a sculpting and painting application for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, with a built-in renderer and 3D-print export.
AndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.8 - 25
Autodesk Maya
macOSLinux7.7 - 26
Reallusion Character Creator
Reallusion Character Creator is Windows software for generating, importing, and customizing stylized or realistic 3D character assets for animation and other 3D tools.
Windows7.7From $399 a year - 27
NIXARY
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.7From $19 a month - 28
3D Slash
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.7From $2 a month - 29
Agisoft Metashape
Agisoft Metashape processes digital images photogrammetrically to produce 3D spatial data for GIS, cultural heritage documentation, visual effects,…
WebLinuxmacOSWindows7.6 - 30

Gravity Sketch
Free planWebWindowsmacOS7.6From £15.99 a month

