3D Animation & Rendering Engines
3D rendering engines Here is a list of 3D rendering engines to create awesome graphics. Some are free, while others are paid software (offering a a limited trial period). Some of the rendering engines are capable of importing various 3D formats or integrate them directly into modelers. Free/Open Source Here's our selection of free or open source softwares: RenderMan Pixar studios is now offering a non commercial version of RenderMan for free. RenderMan is the famous rendering software Pixar has been using since the 80s for its creation. This is a 3D rendering engine that allows you yo create photorealistic results. The software is not necessarily easy to handle as it was primarily designed for professionals. A discussion forum is available for RenderMan users: https://renderman.pixar.com/forum/ Link to website: http://renderman.pixar.com/view/non-commercial-renderman Available for Windows 7 and 8, Mac OS, and Linux.