# List of 3D modeling software

Following is a list of notable software, computer programs, used to develop a mathematical representation of any three dimensional surface of objects, as 3D computer graphics, 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 |
| 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 |
| Autodesk Tinkercad | Commercial software | No | 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) |
| Plasticity | Commercial software | No | Yes |
| 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 |
| NX | Commercial software | No | Yes |
| Shade 3D | Commercial software | Yes | No |
| Shapr3D | Freemium | Yes | Yes |
| SolidWorks Composer | Commercial software | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes (basic level) | Yes |
| TrueSpace | Freeware | Yes | No |
| uMake | Commercial software | Yes (basic level) | Yes |
| 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 |