MeshLab Alternatives3D Modelers and other similar apps like MeshLab

Apps similar to MeshLab include SculptView, which is free and open source. Other options are Autodesk Fusion, meshmixer, Geomagic Design X and CloudCompare. You can choose from more than 10 3D Modelers like MeshLab for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and Android.

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  1. SculptView icon
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    Free, open-source macOS 3D viewer and sculpting tool supporting OBJ, STL, USD/USDZ, and PLY, with high-performance Metal rendering, multiple view modes, twelve pressure-sensitive brushes, symmetry, autosave, export, outliner, VoiceOver, and native SwiftUI interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  2. Autodesk Fusion icon
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    Integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE suite offering cloud modeling, simulation, and manufacturing tools with collaborative editing, free-form and parametric design, licensing for students, hobbyists, and startups, plus support for 3D printing and CNC machining.

    63 Autodesk Fusion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. meshmixer icon
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    meshmixer is an experimental 3D modeling tool for making 3D mashups without too much hassle.

    44 meshmixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. Reverse engineer physical parts into digital parametric CAD models with the most comprehensive reverse-engineering software, combining history-based CAD with 3D scan data processing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. CloudCompare icon
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    CloudCompare is a 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) processing software. It has been originally designed to perform comparison between 3D points clouds only. It relies on a specific octree structure that enables great performances(1) relatively to this particular function.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. OpenFlipper icon
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    Multi-platform app and programming framework designed for processing, modeling and rendering of geometric data (bvh, off, obj, ply, stl, vtk).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    123 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. PointKit icon
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    All the tools you need for 3D point cloud and mesh processing, analysis and collaboration on one software platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. noesis icon
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    Noesis is a tool for previewing and converting between hundreds of model, image, and animation formats. It utilizes a robust plugin system, with support for native extension modules and Python scripts. The plugin/script API features hundreds of functions and interfaces which...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. view3dscene is a VRML / X3D browser, also a viewer for other 3D models. Supported formats are X3D, VRML (1.0 and 2.0 (aka VRML 97)), Collada, 3DS, MD3, Wavefront OBJ scenes. Can do collision detection. Can be used as command-line converter from Collada, 3DS, OBJ, MD3 to VRML/X3D.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. 3D Object Converter, a powerful 3d polygon model translation and interactive viewing shareware tool that allows arbitrary 3d model data to be imported from external sources, exported to various industry standard 3d file formats with great accuracy and quality.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Convert LiDAR point clouds into detailed Revit terrain in seconds — process LAS/LAZ ground data into Toposolid/TopoSurface with density control, coordinate offsets, multi-core speed and CSV export.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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