CharacterFX 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

Autodesk Maya

Professional, cross-platform 3D modeling, animation, rendering and visual FX for games, TV, films and more.

Features:

• 3D modelling
• 3D Sculpting
• Animation
• Keyframe animation
• Simulation
• Texturing
• Vfx

MakeHuman

MakeHuman is an interactive modelling tool for creating realistic 3D human characters. These models can be exported to several computer graphics and animation platforms...

Features:

• Club Recommendation
• 3D modelling
• 3D Sculpting
• Parametric Modeling
• Texture painting

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

K-3D

K-3D is free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling and animation software. It features a plugin-oriented procedural engine for all of its content, making K-3D a very versatile and...

Features:

• Animation
• Portable

MODO

MODO is a fully featured 3D content creation application, famous primarily for it's modelling capabilities, MODO also offers a fast renderer, sculpting, painting...

Features:

• 3D Sculpting
• 3D modelling
• Animation
• Keyframe animation
• Physically-Based Rendering
• Scripting support
• Simulation
• Texturing

Art of Illusion

Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is...

Features:

• 3D modelling
• Keyframe animation

Gmsh

Gmsh is a 3D finite element grid generator with a build-in CAD engine and post-processor. Its design goal is to provide a fast, light and user-friendly meshing tool with...