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.

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License3D rendering supportActively developed
3D-Coat{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
3DCrafter{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
3D Slash{{Free|Freemium}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
3dvia Shape{{Nonfree|Commercial software }}{{No}}{{Yes}}
AC3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Adobe Dimension{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Archimedes{{open source|EPL}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Alibre Design{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Aladdin4D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Amapi{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Anim8or{{Free|Freeware}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Animation:Master{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
ArchiCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Art of Illusion{{Open source|GNU General Public License +}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
AutoCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk 3ds Max{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Inventor{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Maya{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Mudbox{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Revit{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Softimage{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Autodesk Fusion 360{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Autodesk Tinkercad{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Autoship CAD/CAM{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Blender{{Open source|GNU GPLv2+}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
BricsCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
BRL-CAD{{Open source|GNU LGPL and BSD}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Bryce{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
CATIA{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Carrara{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Cheetah3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Cinema 4D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
CityEngine{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Clara.io{{Free|Freemium}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Daz Studio{{Free|Freeware}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
DesignSpark Mechanical{{Free|Freemium}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Electric Image Animation System{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Exa Corporation{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Flux{{Free|Freeware}}{{No}}{{No}}
FORAN System{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Form-Z{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
FreeCAD{{Open source|GNU LGPL}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Geomodeller3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Hexagon{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{No}}
Houdini{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
IRONCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
KeyCreator{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
LightWave 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Makers Empire 3D{{Free|Freemium}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
MASSIVE{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Metasequoia{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
MicroStation{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
MikuMikuDance{{Free|Freeware}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Modo{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Onshape{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Open CASCADE{{Open source|GNU LGPL}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
OpenSCAD{{Open source|GNU GPL}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Oculus Medium{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}} (as Adobe Medium)
Plasticity{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Poser{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
PowerAnimator{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Pro/ENGINEER{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
QCAD{{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Quake Army Knife{{Open source|GNU GPL}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Realsoft 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Remo 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
RFEM{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Rhinoceros 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Salome{{Open source|GNU LGPL}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
ScanIP{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Seamless3d{{Open source|MIT}}{{No}}{{No}}
NX{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Shade 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Shapr3D{{Proprietary|Freemium}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
SolidWorks Composer{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
SharkCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Silo{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
SketchUp{{Free|Freemium}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Solid Edge{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
solidThinking{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}} (as Inspire)
SolidWorks{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
SolveSpace{{Open source|GNU GPL}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
SpaceClaim{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Strata 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Sweet Home 3D{{Open source|GNU GPL}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Swift 3D{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{No}}
Tekla Structures{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes|Yes (basic level)}}{{Yes}}
TopSolid{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
TrueSpace{{Free|Freeware}}{{Yes}}{{No}}
Visi{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{No}}{{Yes}}
Wings 3D{{Open source|BSD}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Wolfram Mathematica{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
ViaCAD{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}} (as PunchCAD)
ZBrush{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
Zmodeler{{Nonfree|Commercial software}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}

See also