Autodesk 3ds Max Alternatives

Apps similar to Autodesk 3ds Max include Blender, which is free and open source. Other options are SketchUp, Autodesk Maya, Akse and Spline. You're spoiled for choice with 3D Modelers like Autodesk 3ds Max: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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  1. BodyPaint 3D icon
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    BodyPaint 3D - For all Your 3D Painting Needs.

    Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your favorite image editing tools in a single 3D environment? Wouldn't it be great if they worked in conjunction with your 3D application rather than against it? Well, that is exact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. With RenderJuice, render like the big studios. Just upload your .blend or .c4d file in your browser and start rendering. Cut down your render timelines and costs. Speed up renders by using the most powerful GPUs and algorithms from your workstation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Sculptura icon
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    With an advanced clay engine and artist-tested tools, Sculptura is the most intuitive and powerful 3D sculpting app ever designed for your iPad. Sculpt engaging characters, ghastly monsters, or even intriguing abstract art anywhere you are.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  4. Blacksmith3D icon
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    Paint in 3d across texture seams with ease. Choose from clone & projection tools, paint from a photo resource, make seamless tiles, sculpt existing models with chisels or hammers or make new morphs,.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. formZ jr icon
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    form•Z jr, previously called bonZai3d, is an application with a fresh approach to 3D modeling aimed at delivering conceptual design and sketching ideas quickly while still making it possible to carry you to the next level of productivity.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Artist3D icon
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    Artist3D is an extraordinarily easy-to-use 3D polygon modeling tool. It works completely without forms, pull-down menus, pop-up menus and text input. Only one modeling window covers each operation function. Less than 30 operation elements control the active interaction options.

    45 Artist3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
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  7. Zmodeler icon
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    ZModeler (or Zanoza Modeler) is a 3D modeling application. It is aimed at modelers who model for computer games such as 18 Wheels of Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Midtown Madness or similar video games.

    63 Zmodeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Animation:Master is a 3D character animation application offered by Hash, Inc. that includes tools for modeling, rigging, animating, texturing, lighting and rendering. The software uses a proprietary spline mesh technology to perform modeling and animation, and it is different...

    35 Animation Master alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Nirvana 3D icon
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    A game engine written in Python, extending support across multiple GPU devices with 3D rendering, PBR Renderer and much more.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  10. Akeytsu icon
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    Created by and for animators, akeytsu brings creativity back into 3D animation with an easy-to-learn and intuitive UI design.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  11. VoidWorld icon
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    VoidWorld is a 3D modeling and animation tool. It provides a wide range of tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. thinkingParticles™ 5 packs more than 10 years of product development and engineering into one massive procedural dynamics effects system for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
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