Columns: Application | Latest release date and version | Developed by | Platforms | Mainly Used For | License
AC3D | 2010-09-10 v 6.7 | Inivis | Linux , Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling | Proprietary | AOI | 2013-09-23 v 3.0 | Peter Eastman | Java Virtual Machine supported platforms | Animation, Lighting, Modelling, Rendering | GPL | Carrara | 2010-04-21 8.0 | DAZ 3D | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X | Animation, Modeling | Proprietary | Cheetah 3D | 2010-02-23 v 5.3 | Dr. Martin Wengenmayer | Mac OS X | Animation, Modeling | Proprietary | CityEngine | 2010-06-23 v 2010 | Procedural | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows , Linux | Procedural Modeling of 3D Cities | Proprietary | Cobalt | 2009-12-11 v8 SP2r3 | Ashlar-Vellum | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling, Computer Aided Design, Animation | Proprietary | Houdini | ? v 10.0 | Side Effects Software | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux | Animation, Lighting, Modeling, Visual 3D Effects | Proprietary | MakeHuman | 2012-11-10 v 1.0 alpha 7 | makehuman.org | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux | Modelling of human figures | AGPL 3+ | MASSIVE | ? v 3.5 | Massive Software | Microsoft Windows , Linux | Artificial Intelligence in Models | Proprietary | modo | 2013-03-25 v 701 | Luxology | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling, Animation, Rendering | Proprietary | Mudbox | 2011-04 v 2012 | Autodesk | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows , Linux | Lighting, Sculpting (the deformation of the model) | Proprietary | POV-Ray | 2004-10-03 v 3.6 | The POV-Team | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows , Linux | Lighting, Visual 3D effects | non- Free (POV-Ray license) | Pro/Engineer | 2009 Wildfire 5.0 | Parametric Technology Corporation | Microsoft Windows , HP-UX , Unix | Modeling | Proprietary | Rhinoceros 3D | v 5.0 | McNeel | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X in beta | Modeling, Computer Aided Design | Proprietary | Sculptris | 2011-07-22 v Alpha 6 | Pixologic | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Sculpting, Texturing | Proprietary | Shade | 2011-03-08 v 12.02 | Mirye Software | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling, Rendering, Animation | Proprietary | Silo | 2008-08-13 v 2.1 | Nevercenter | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling | Proprietary | SketchUp / SketchUp Pro | 2010-09 v 8.0 | Google | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Computer Aided Design | Proprietary | Solid Edge | 2009-06 ST2 | Siemens PLM Software | Microsoft Windows | Modeling | Proprietary | solidThinking | 2009-09 8.0 | solidThinking | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling | Proprietary | SolidWorks | ? 2012 SP0 | Dassault systems | Microsoft Windows | Computer Aided Design | Proprietary | SpaceClaim | ? 2011+ | SpaceClaim Corporation | Microsoft Windows | Computer Aided Design | Proprietary | Swift 3D | 2009-06-03 v6.0 | Electric Rain | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Modeling, Animation | Proprietary | trueSpace | 2009-05-25 v 7.61 | Caligari Corporation | Microsoft Windows | Animation, Modeling | Proprietary | E-on Vue | 2011-11-24 v 10.0 | E-on Software | Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows | Animation, Landscape Modeling, Lighting | Proprietary