Autodesk 3ds Max Alternatives

Autodesk 3ds Max is described as 'Professional-grade 3D modeling, rendering, and animation software, used for creating detailed worlds across film, TV, games, and design projects' and is a very popular 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk 3ds Max for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Autodesk 3ds Max alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Autodesk 3ds Max are SketchUp, Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D and Bforartists.

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  1. Carrara 8.5 icon
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    Carrara 8.5 offers the latest in DAZ technology. Our software engineers have worked meticulously to ensure that the new features in Carrara 8.5 exceed the standard you've come to expect for Carrara. Carrara 8.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • DAZ Studio
     
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    Pulldownit is a brand new dynamics solver which allows for the creation of fractures as well as massive rigid bodies simulations. By using its technology digital artists are able to simulate fast and easily the collapse of buildings, cracking surfaces or fracturing any kind of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
     
  3. Realsoft 3D icon
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    Realsoft 3D is a full-featured 3D software package with a relatively low price tag.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. iClone icon
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    Real-time animation evolves with 3D Video FX, motion paths, HDR and rapid drag & drop creation inside iClone. iClone combines video production with 3D real-time animation. The result is a powerful production tool for motion graphics, 3D animation and video compositing.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    RaySupreme is a full-featured, powerful and easy to use 3D modeling, texturing and rendering software that features many of the tools you would expect from any professional 3D software. You can model, render, select and import objects in the same manner as most high-end 3D...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Cheetah3D icon
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    Cheetah3D is a computer graphics program for 3D modelling, animation and rendering. It is written in Cocoa for MacOS. The program is aimed at beginning and amateur 3D artists.

    55 Cheetah3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Deep FX Studio is a general purpose 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows and will be ported to Linux in the future. Tools anyone can use and master. Built from the ground up to be intuitive for artists who only want to focus on their art, and technical artists...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. OpenFX icon
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    OpenFX is an open-source, free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Metasequoia icon
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    Metasequoia is a polygon modeler for 3DCG and game development. It provides you efficient modeling works. It is very easy to use and learn, and even a beginner of 3DCG will be able to manage it one day.

    19 Metasequoia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Enscape3D icon
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    Enscape is a real-time visualization and virtual reality tool for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals. It integrates design and visualization workflows across all project phases, making it the easiest and fastest way to turn models into immersive 3D...

    33 Enscape3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Patchwork 3D Enterprise makes it easy to use real-time photorealistic rendering to shorten design cycles, base your communication, marketing and sales through: VR, CAVE, Powerwall, AR, web configurator, collaborative tools, mobile, online/offline.

    15 Patchwork 3D Enterprise alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. Vita3D icon
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    An AI-powered 3D model generator that instantly creates editable, production-ready assets from images or scribbles, with texturing, rigging, animation, and motion capture features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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