Cinema 4D is described as 'CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf, Germany. Noted for its flexible interface and ease of use, it is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modelling, animating, lighting, texturing' and is a popular 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cinema 4D for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Cinema 4D alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cinema 4D are SketchUp, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and ZBrush.