3DVIA Shape Alternatives

Blender

Blender is the free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• 3D Sculpting
• Compositor
• Animations
• Keyframe animation
• Real time rendering
• 3d animation
• Community based
• Texturing
• 3D Motion Graphics
• 3d renderer
• Animation rigging
• Motion tracking
• Physically-Based Rendering
• Rendering with graphics card
• Texture painting
• Video editing
• 2D and 3D physics
• 3d sketching
• Animation
• Customizable
• Drawing 2D
• Frame by frame animation
• HD-Rendering
• Lightweight
• Node Based
• Parametric Modeling
• Scripting
• UV Unfolding
• Vector Drawing
• Vfx
• 3D Composing
• Built-in Image editor
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Grease Pencil
• Intuitive Nodes
• Low memory usage
• Mapping
• Non linear editor
• Portable
• Procedural modeling
• Procedural Texturing
• Realistic viewport
• Rotoscoping
• Track everything
• UI customization
• Video overlay

SketchUp

SketchUp (formerly Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• 3d sketching
• Clear and fast workflow
• Pencil
• 3d Drawing
• Browser based
• Cabinet design
• Image to 3D
• Interior Design
• Mechanical Design

FreeCAD

FreeCAD is a general purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler. The development is completely Open Source (LGPL License). FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering and...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• Parametric Modeling
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
• DWG support
• FEM
• Procedural modeling
• Windows XP Compatibility
• 3d Drawing
• Bim
• Drawing 2D

Microsoft Office Visio

Diagramming and Flowchart making software that is part of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Features:

• Diagrams
• Flow chart
• Network mapping
• Workflow

Sweet Home 3D

Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design Java application that helps you draw the plan of your house, arrange furniture on it and visit the results in 3D.

Features:

• Import furniture from web
• 3D modelling
• Customizable
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Interior Design
• Multiple languages
• Export to PDF

Autodesk AutoCAD

Professional 2D and 3D CAD software with specialized tools for use across design and engineering disciplines.

Features:

• Drawing 2D
• DWG support
• Batch plotting

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images.

Features:

• 3D modelling
• Animation
• Bones
• Splines

Wings 3D

Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware. It is possible to assign materials, vertex color, UV coordinates and textures, but there...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• Abandoned Cart Recovery
• Keyframe animation
• Uv mapping

SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS is a leading 3D CAD software for design, analysis and product data management. SOLIDWORKS solutions can help boost productivity, harness intelligence, foster...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• Easy Measurements
• Drawing 2D
• Parametric Modeling
• Simulation

OpenSCAD

OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS. Unlike most free software for...