WorldBuilder Alternatives

WorldBuilder is described as 'a stand-alone scene builder and renderer with unsurpassed compatibly with Max, Maya, LightWave, and SoftImage, is the premier tool for laying out and rendering 3D outdoor environments' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to WorldBuilder for Windows, Mac, Linux, Autodesk 3ds Max and Steam. The best alternative is Terragen, which is free. Other great apps like WorldBuilder are Vue, World Machine, Geomorph and Picogen.

WorldBuilder alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers but may also be VFX Software or Game Development Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WorldBuilder.

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Terragen
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Freemium • Proprietary
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Windows
25 alternatives to Terragen
Terragen is a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations.
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Data export/import
Mounting WebDAV Folders
Vue
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Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
VFX Software
Mac
Windows
62 alternatives to Vue
Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks.
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Procedurally generated
World Machine
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
26 alternatives to World Machine
World Machine is a proven terrain generation solution for artists, game developers, visual effects studios and other visualization professionals
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Built-in 3D model viewer
Geomorph
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Free • Open Source
Linux
22 alternatives to Geomorph
Geomorph is a height field generator and editor for the Linux operating system.

A height field is a kind of topographic map. It is a 2D projection of a 3D landscape.

Geomorph generates square images and shows a 3D preview of the resulting landscape. The resulting 2D image can.

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Picogen
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
41 alternatives to Picogen
A free Terrain Synthesizer and RendererPicogen is an outdoor ray tracing system, a free Terrain Synthesizer and Renderer targeting large-scale terrain with realistic day/night-illumination and detailed plant populations.
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Rendering
Discontinued
No recent releases since 2010. See https://code.google.com/archive/p/picogen/downloads
Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator
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Free • Proprietary
3D Modeler
Windows
22 alternatives to Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator
Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator is a relatively new terrain generator that takes a step in a completely different direction. Unlike traditional generators where the user must depend solely on the generators generation abilities, this generator gives its users complete 3D...

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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated since 2007 and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 3.0.5.0, can be still downloaded from Softpedia
EarthSculptor
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Freemium • Proprietary
3D Modeler
Game Development Tool
Windows
24 alternatives to EarthSculptor
EarthSculptor is a realtime terrain height-map editor and paint program featuring an easy to use interface designed
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1. 3D SculptingEarthSculptor offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
PnP TerrainCreator
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
22 alternatives to PnP TerrainCreator
PnP TerrainCreator is a highly integrated tool for large scale terrain creation. Featuring manual as well as automated/randomized terrain generation including heightmaps, texturing, vegetation, seas and rivers, static objects and environmental sounds enabeling you to build a...

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Discontinued
Website/app unavailable.
Visual Nature Studio
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
22 alternatives to Visual Nature Studio
Visual Nature Studio 3's redesigned interface makes creating complex scenes easier than ever before! Additionally, faster rendering of animations along with still shots guarantees faster delivery of final product.

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DreamScape
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
Autodesk 3ds Max
22 alternatives to DreamScape
DreamScape is sophisticated set of 3DS MAX plug-ins for creating and rendering realistic landscapes, seascapes, skies, clouds, outdoor lighting and more. In contrast to other terrain creation tools for 3DS MAX, DreamScape Terra uses new rendering technologies that occupy much...

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