Following is a list of notable 3D modeling software, computer programs used for developing a mathematical representation of any Three Dimensional surface of objects, also called 3D modeling.
Title
License
3D rendering support
Actively Developed
3D-Coat
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
3D Slash
Freemium
Yes
No
3DVIA Shape
Commercial software
No
Yes
AC3D
Commercial software
No
Yes
Adobe Dimension
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Alibre Design
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Aladdin4D
Commercial software
Yes
No
Amapi
Commercial software
Yes
No
Anim8or
Freeware
Yes
No
Animation:Master
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
ArchiCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Art of Illusion
GNU General Public License +
Yes
Yes
AutoCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
AutoQ3D Community
GNU GPLv2 +
Yes
No
AutoQ3D
Commercial software
Yes
No
Autodesk 3ds Max
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Inventor
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Maya
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Mudbox
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Revit
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Autodesk Softimage
Commercial software
Yes
No
Autodesk Fusion 360
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Blender
GNU GPLv2+
Yes
Yes
BricsCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
BRL-CAD
GNU LGPL and BSD
Yes
Yes
Bryce
Commercial software
Yes
No
CATIA
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Carrara
Commercial software
Yes
No
Cheetah3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Cinema 4D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
CityEngine
Commercial software
No
Yes
Clara.io
Freemium
Yes
No
Daz Studio
Freeware
Yes
Yes
DesignSpark Mechanical
Freemium
No
Yes
Electric Image Animation System
Commercial software
Yes
No
Exa Corporation
Commercial software
Yes
No
Flux
Freeware
No
No
Form-Z
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
FreeCAD
GNU LGPL
Yes
Yes
Geomodeller3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Hexagon
Commercial software
No
No
Houdini
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
IRONCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
KeyCreator
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
LightWave 3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Makers Empire 3D
Freemium
Yes
No
MASSIVE
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Metasequoia
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
MicroStation
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
MikuMikuDance
Freeware
Yes
No
Modo
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Onshape
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Open CASCADE
GNU LGPL
Yes
Yes
OpenSCAD
GNU GPL
Yes
No
Oculus Medium
Commercial software
Yes
Yes (as Adobe Medium)
Poser
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
PowerAnimator
Commercial software
Yes
No
Pro/ENGINEER
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Quake Army Knife
GNU GPL
Yes
No
Realsoft 3D
Commercial software
Yes
No
Remo 3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
RFEM
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Rhinoceros 3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Salome
GNU LGPL
Yes
Yes
ScanIP
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Seamless3d
MIT
No
No
SelfCAD
Freemium
Yes
Yes
NX
Commercial software
No
Yes
Shade 3D
Commercial software
Yes
No
SharkCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Silo
Commercial software
No
Yes
SketchUp
Freemium
Yes
Yes
Solid Edge
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
solidThinking
Commercial software
Yes
Yes (as Inspire)
SolidWorks
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
SolveSpace
GNU GPL
No
Yes
SpaceClaim
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Strata 3D
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Sweet Home 3D
GNU GPL
Yes
Yes
Swift 3D
Commercial software
No
No
Tekla Structures
Commercial software
No
Yes
TrueSpace
Freeware
Yes
No
Wings 3D
BSD
Yes
Yes
Wolfram Mathematica
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
ViaCAD
Commercial software
Yes
Yes (as PunchCAD)
ZBrush
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
Zmodeler
Commercial software
Yes
Yes
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