Pointshop3D Alternatives3D Modelers & 3D Painting Apps like Pointshop3D

Pointshop3D is described as 'System for interactive shape and appearance editing of 3D point-sampled geometry. By generalizing conventional 2D pixel editors, it supports a great variety of different interaction techniques to alter shape and appearance of 3D point models, including cleaning' and is a 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pointshop3D for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and Steam apps. The best Pointshop3D alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pointshop3D are ZBrush, Autodesk 3ds Max, 3D-Coat and Sketchfab.

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  1. Blender icon
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    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    141 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. ZBrush icon
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    Comprehensive digital sculpting tool offering advanced features like sculpting up to a billion polygons, customizable brushes, real-time painting, and powerful rendering system. Ideal for professionals in film, gaming, and more. Integrates with Redshift and supports Apple Pencil.

    56 ZBrush alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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  3. Autodesk 3ds Max icon
     147 likes

    Professional-grade software designed for 3D modeling, rendering, and animation, equipped with comprehensive tools for creating detailed worlds. Widely used across film, TV, games, and design projects, it includes the powerful Arnold renderer, offering artistic control over scenes and characters.

    84 Autodesk 3ds Max alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. 3D-Coat icon
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    3D-Coat is the one application that has all the tools you need to take your 3D idea from a block of digital clay all the way to a production ready, fully textured organic or hard surface model.

    69 3D-Coat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. Sketchfab icon
     34 likes

    Sketchfab is the first web service to publish interactive 3D content online in real-time without plugins.

    79 Sketchfab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Rhinoceros icon
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    Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS* curves, surfaces, and solids, point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.

    61 Rhinoceros alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Autodesk Mudbox icon
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    Autodesk Mudbox offers tools for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets. It features an efficient layer workflow that allows blending, masking, and more, and has a familiar interface for sculpting and texture painting. Ideal for professional 3D modeling tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. MagicaCSG icon
     5 likes

    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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

    40 meshmixer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  10. Fragmentarium icon
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    Fragmentarium is an open source, cross-platform IDE for exploring pixel based graphics on the GPU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. 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.

    64 Zmodeler alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
     
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