Best 3D Rendering Software

Products Buyer's Guide
7.8
Arnold
★★★★★

Arnold

Arnold is a fast, memory efficient and scalable physically-based raytracer.

My view of Arnold - Shridhar H.

Ease of use
8.3
Support
7.3
Ease of Setup
0.0

Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux

Price: $$$$$

Business Size: 0

8.6
Modo
★★★★★

Modo

MODO is your starting point for creative exploration.

Flexibility for organic shape design - Fabio B.

Ease of use
8.3
Support
8.5
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: English, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified)

9.2
ZBrush
★★★★★

ZBrush

ZBrush is a graphic application aimed at simplifying the science behind generating computer graphics.

ZBrush is a powerful modeling tool, but it has a steep learning curve and can be a bit pricey - Amanda M.

Ease of use
6.3
Support
0.0
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: German, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

7.2
Kerkythea
★★★★★

Kerkythea

Kerkythea is a freeware software that can produce high quality renders without spending a cent on software licensing.

Kerkythea is simply amazing!! - Rishikesh S.

Ease of use
5.8
Support
8.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.0
V-Ray
★★★★★

V-Ray

Chaos Group provides state of the art rendering solutions for architectural, VFX, film, media and entertainment, automotive design, and other industries.

Masterpiece in the rendering platform - Rakesh M.

Ease of use
6.7
Support
0.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.0
Lumion
★★★★★

Lumion

Lumion is a software that creates videos, images and 360 panoramas for architect.

One of the best for simple and fast output - Jonathan D.

Ease of use
9.2
Support
8.8
Ease of Setup
0.0
8.2
SOLIDWORKS Visualize
★★★★★

SOLIDWORKS Visualize

SOLIDWORKS Visualize provides a suite of standalone software tools that combine industry-leading rendering capabilities with design-oriented features and workflows.

Visualize your Ideas with solidworks - Sukhdev S.

Ease of use
7.7
Support
8.4
Ease of Setup
6.9
9.0
Substance Designer
★★★★★

Substance Designer

Substance Designer is a node-based non-destructive application that edit complete texture sets fast with the non-linear workflow and see your changes apply simultaneously to all your outputs.

Substance designer is more accessible than ever - Louis-Philippe D.

Ease of use
7.6
Support
9.1
Ease of Setup
7.4

Languages supported: English, Chinese (Simplified)

9.8
VECTARY
★★★★★

VECTARY

VECTARY is an online 3D modeling tool desigened to help create, share and customize 3D designs.

Very easy to use, full-featured 3D design app, great for beginners - Mauro R.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup

Languages supported: English

7.6
ApertusVR
★★★★★

ApertusVR

This is a multi platform engine which helps You to define scenes that are synchronized through internet among the users who share the session. As ApertusVR is not a framework, the plugin structure ensures an ease of use. With ApertusVR You can create assets with ease, matching special requirements that your asset needs to fulfil, or You can embed our engine to your existing development giving a new feature to your application.

AperVR - nitin p.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup

Languages supported: English

6.2
Render[in]
★★★★★

Render[in]

Render 3 gives SketchUp users the high-definition, photorealistic renderings they've been looking for, in a robust, easy-to-use application.

Ok rendering software - User in Architecture & Planning

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
8.2
Geomagic Freeform
★★★★★

Geomagic Freeform

Geomagic Freeform is a multi-purpose 3D sculpting design platform that lets you create complex, sculptural, production-ready 3D models and quickly prepare them for 3D printing, or mold and die manufacturing.

Best tool for hybrid and organic modeling and reverse engineering. - Seeramsetti M.

Ease of use
7.0
Support
9.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
8.0
Indigo Renderer
★★★★★

Indigo Renderer

Indigo Renderer is a physically based and photorealistic renderer which simulates the physics of light to achieve near-perfect image realism.

A 3D photorealistic renderer that does the work in an efficient and smooth way. - Brittany O.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
7.0
AppGameKit
★★★★★

AppGameKit

AppGameKit VR adds powerful and easy to use VR commands to your core AppGameKit Script language. With just a few commands you can start to develop your own VR experiences, from detecting the head mounted displays to registering touch events from the touch controllers

Powerful game development engine - Daniel G.

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
5.6
POV-Ray
★★★★★

POV-Ray

Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a free Software tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports.

Rendering for poor grad students - User in Research

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
7.8
LightWave 3D
★★★★★

LightWave 3D

LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools.

Just for start with 3d today...but... - Roberto L.

Ease of use
7.4
Support
7.5
Ease of Setup
6.7
8.4
3ds Max Design
★★★★★

3ds Max Design

3ds Max Design software is a comprehensive 3D design, modeling, animation, and rendering solution for architects, designers, civil engineers, and visualization specialists.

best 3d modeling and designing software - Saurabh S.

Ease of use
6.6
Support
7.6
Ease of Setup
6.5
9.0
Unity
★★★★★

Unity

Unity is a development platform for creating multiplatform 3D and 3D games and interactive experiences that lets you aim to build a business on creating high-end content and connecting to players and customers.

The Best Game Engine out there - Awal R.

Ease of use
8.5
Support
9.1
Ease of Setup
8.1
9.4
Thea Render
★★★★★

Thea Render

Thea Render is the world's most versatile renderer featuring state-of-the-art Unbiased, Biased and GPU engines. It includes a rich set of innovative features, a powerful material system, and its own advanced studio.

Outstanding performance and quality! - PrzemysЕ‚aw D.

Ease of use
7.8
Support
0.0
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: English

8.6
Direct3D
★★★★★

Direct3D

Direct3D is a low-level graphics API that enables you to manipulate visual models of 3D objects and take advantage of hardware acceleration such as video graphics cards.

Direct3D is good software for graphics - Shubham P.

Ease of use
8.6
Support
8.4
Ease of Setup
7.4
8.2
RenderMan
★★★★★

RenderMan

RenderMan is a high performance renderer built to tackle the most complicated 3D imaginable.

Render man For Hair and fur Lighting is the best one - Rishav R.

Ease of use
7.6
Support
8.1
Ease of Setup
7.1
6.6
Mental Ray
★★★★★

Mental Ray

mental ray is a feature rich, high performance 3D rendering software that creates images of outstanding quality and unsurpassed realism based on advanced ray tracing techniques.

Mental Ray is a rendering tool that is used to produce 3d product with professional level quality - Anderson d.

Ease of use
7.7
Support
6.7
Ease of Setup
5.8
8.4
Adobe Dimension
★★★★★

Adobe Dimension

Adobe Dimension CC makes it easy for graphic designers to create high-quality, photorealistic 3D images.It composites 2D and 3D assets to build product shots, scene visualizations, and abstract art.

Great modeling software... lacks some polish - Jonathan W.

Ease of use
7.5
Support
8.4
Ease of Setup
6.3
7.2
OGRE3D
★★★★★

OGRE3D

OGRE3D is a scene-oriented, 3D engine written in C++ that is designed to help developers produce application utilizing hardware-accelerated 3D graphics.

Great Rendering Engine for C++ savvy people - Tai A.

Ease of use
7.6
Support
6.6
Ease of Setup
7.8
9.4
Enscape
★★★★★

Enscape

Enscape™ is a real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, and Vectorworks. It plugs directly into your modeling software, giving you an integrated visualization and design workflow.

Better than ever rendering with Enscape - User in Architecture & Planning

Ease of use
9.2
Support
9.3
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

9.0
Houdini
★★★★★

Houdini

SideFX develops Houdini, a 3D animation and visual effects software for use in film, commercials and video games.

Houdini for Maya Character Animator - Alonzo V.

Ease of use
5.3
Support
0.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
8.6
3D Coat
★★★★★

3D Coat

This is the official page of 3D-Coat application by Pilgway helping you implement any of your ideas in the 3D Art realm.

Huge potential with poor performance - Дмитрий .

Ease of use
8.5
Support
8.3
Ease of Setup
8.7

Languages supported: German, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

7.6
Maxwell Render
★★★★★

Maxwell Render

Maxwell Render is rendering technology capable of simulating light exactly as it behaves in the real world

best render engine ever - Sohail A.

Ease of use
8.0
Support
7.3
Ease of Setup
0.0
7.4
formZ
★★★★★

formZ

formВ·Z's ability to combine solid and surface modeling has made it a favorite in multiple design fields that engage in the articulation of 3D forms and spaces. Available for the Mac and Windows, it adds interoperability between the two platforms as it allows users to open their files on either one.

Great for Students starting out in 3D modelling and texture Rendering - Elaine L.

Ease of use
7.9
Support
7.1
Ease of Setup
7.1
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