Rumba Alternatives3D Animators and other similar apps like Rumba

Rumba is described as 'Because 3d animators are crucial in today’s animation and VFX productions, they deserve a productive and modern software dedicated to their art' and is a 3D Animator in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Rumba for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Haiku apps. The best Rumba alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rumba are Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Bforartists and Houdini.

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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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. Autodesk Maya icon
     149 likes

    Professional-grade 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual FX software used in films, TV, and games, featuring advanced tools, Bifrost effects, and a visual programming environment for intricate simulations.

    62 Autodesk Maya alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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. Bforartists icon
     34 likes

    Bforartists is a complete 3D suite to create 3D content. It offers you the full 3D art pipeline to create game graphics, prerendered movies and stills.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
     
  5. Houdini icon
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    Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

    • Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
    • Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.
    48 Houdini alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Cascadeur icon
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    Make realistic 3D animation from scratch or improve mocap, all while retaining full control over the results. Cascadeur is a standalone software for creating keyframe animation of 3D characters, humanoid or otherwise.

    7 Cascadeur alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. Compatibility DLL for running Blender 3.x on Windows 7 and a patch to modify the Blender source to use it.

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. 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
     
  9. MotionBuilder icon
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    MotionBuilder is professional 3D character animation software. It is used for Motion capture and traditional keyframe animation. MotionBuilder is produced by Autodesk in Montreal.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. LightWave icon
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    LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools. Tools that may cost extra in other professional 3D applications are part of the product package, including 999 free cross-platform render nodes, support for Windows and Mac...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. 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...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. 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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    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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