Autodesk Maya Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Autodesk Maya for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Maya and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Autodesk Maya are Cinema 4D, Houdini, Plasticity and Rhinoceros.

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  1. Twinmotion icon
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    Designed by architects for architects, veteran visualization studio KA-RA has announced the release of Twinmotion®2, an award winning real-time studio that lets architects and designers create, edit and share interactive 3D models.

    35 Twinmotion alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. Unifies product concepting, modeling, and surface refinement with subdivisional modeling, automated mesh surfacing, algorithmic tools, immersive VR design, assembly management, VRED integration, and seamless collaboration across disciplines in a single design pipeline.

    17 Autodesk Alias alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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  3. 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
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  4. RealFlow icon
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    RealFlow is a stand-alone application for fluid and dynamics simulation that allows easy, intuitive control and visualization of the behaviour of fluids and rigid bodies, and their interaction with a surrounding environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. GroBoto icon
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    Braid Art Labs has released a new version of GroBoto, its organic art software, positioning the package more as a general-purpose modelling tool.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Realsoft 3D icon
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    Realsoft 3D is a full-featured 3D software package with a relatively low price tag.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Metasequoia as an Alternative to Autodesk Maya
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    Metasequoia is only for modeling, not animation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Metasequoia is Paid and ProprietaryAutodesk Maya is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. 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...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. picoCAD icon
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    picoCAD is a program to build and texture lowpoly 3D models. Programs for modelling are overly complicated, picoCAD aims to make it fun, easy, and accessible by focusing on the bare essentials. This program was made using pico 8.

    129 picoCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  11. Hexagon icon
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    Hexagon delivers all the tools a graphic artist needs to create complete, detailed, textured 3D models ready to be rendered.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Hexagon as an Alternative to Autodesk Maya
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    Hexagon is only for modeling, not animation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Hexagon is Free and ProprietaryAutodesk Maya is Paid and Proprietary
  12. AC3D icon
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    AC3D is one of the longest established 3D design software programs available today. In development from 1994 and commercially available since 1996, AC3D has grown to become a highly regarded and popular program.

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    • Linux
     
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