Twinmotion
Twinmotion turns 3D data into real-time visualizations for presenting designs and product concepts.
What Twinmotion is
Twinmotion turns 3D data into real-time visualizations for presenting designs and product concepts. It serves architecture and real estate, automotive, consumer products, and film and TV. Users can make still images, walkthrough videos, VR experiences, presentations, and interactive configurators, with real-time rendering or Path Tracer output. Its library offers over 10,000 assets, including PBR materials, IES lights, furnishings, animated people, and Smart Assets.
One-click synchronization is available for 3ds Max, Archicad, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp Pro, and Vectorworks, and projects can also be opened in Unreal Engine. Supported file formats include animated FBX, GLB, and glTF. Version 2026.1 adds photo matching, automatic edge softening, lighting channels, camera and lens effects, and customizable particle effects. Twinmotion runs on Windows and macOS, with web access also listed. The free plan costs nothing and is available to eligible individuals, small businesses below the stated revenue threshold, educational institutions, and students. It excludes Twinmotion Cloud, which is included with paid seats.
Good
- Creates stills, walkthrough videos, VR, and interactive configurators.
- Asset library contains over 10,000 items.
- Offers one-click synchronization with listed design applications.
- Free plan is available to eligible users.
Watch out
- The free-use license excludes Twinmotion Cloud.
- Windows requires 10 or 11, 64-bit.
- macOS requires Monterey 12.5 or later.
Who it suits
Twinmotion suits people presenting designs or product concepts in architecture, real estate, automotive, consumer products, or film and TV. It may also suit teams who want to synchronize models from the listed design applications.
Verdict
Twinmotion combines real-time visualization with a large asset library and connections to several design applications. The free plan has eligibility limits and does not include Twinmotion Cloud.
Plans and prices
From Twinmotion's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Individuals and small businesses under $1 million USD revenue in the past 12 months · educational institutions and students · excludes Twinmotion Cloud |
| Twinmotion seat | $445 a year | Includes one year of upgrades, documentation and learning materials, community forums, and Twinmotion Cloud · contact Epic for custom terms or purchases over 25 seats · $445 per seat per year |
The facts
Each one read from Twinmotion's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Assets
- Twinmotion's library offers over 10,000 assets, including PBR materials, IES lights, furnishings, animated people, and Smart Assets.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product is presented for architecture and real estate, automotive, consumer products, and film and TV.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud data
- The EULA says Epic temporarily accesses Cloud Input Data to generate the requested cloud-feature output and does not retain it after processing or use it to train AI programs.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud limit
- Twinmotion Cloud access is included with paid seats and is also a reason to purchase a seat; the free-use license does not list Cloud among its included benefits.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Desktop availability
- Twinmotion is available for Windows and macOS; the download page specifies Windows 10 or 11 64-bit and macOS Monterey 12.5 or later.checked 3 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Twinmotion supports file formats including animated FBX, GLB, and glTF.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Direct one-click synchronization is supported for applications including 3ds Max, Archicad, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp Pro, and Vectorworks; Twinmotion projects can also be opened in Unreal Engine.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Twinmotion turns raw 3D data into real-time visualizations and immersive experiences for presenting designs and product concepts.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Recent features
- Twinmotion 2026.1 adds photo matching, automatic edge softening, lighting channels, camera and lens effects, and customizable particle effects.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Twinmotion offers real-time rendering and Path Tracer output, including still images, walkthrough videos, VR experiences, presentations, and interactive configurators.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support and learning
- Twinmotion provides documentation, learning materials, online tutorials, and community forums.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Twinmotion is an Epic Games product; Epic Games says it was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Cary, North Carolina, USA (Epic Games)checked 28 Sep 2026
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