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
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.
Blender
- Blender is a complete software for 3D modeling/texturing/editing/rendering.
- It integrates its own rendering engine.
- Link to website: http://www.blender.org/
- Gallery: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/gallery/art-gallery/
- Supported formats: VRML, DXF, 3DS, DWG, DAE, DirectX, LWO, MD2, SVG, PS, OBJ and others.
Yafaray
- Link to website to website: http://www.yafaray.org/
- Gallery: http://www.yafaray.org/gallery?g2_itemId=39
- Formats: Yafaray
- Plugins: Blender
- Integration with: Blender
Lux Render
- Link to website to website: http://www.luxrender.net/
- Gallery: http://www.luxrender.net/forum/gallery2.php
- Formats: LuxRender
- Export plugins for Maya, 3DSMax, XSI, Cinema4D, Blender
- Integration with: Blender
Sunflow
- Link to website to website: http://sunflow.sourceforge.net/
- Gallery: http://sunflow.sourceforge.net/index.php?pg=gall
- Formats: SunFlow
- Plugins: Blender, 3DSMax, Maya, XSI, Cheetah3D.
Kerkythea
- Link to website to website: http://www.kerkythea.net/
- Gallery: http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=77
- Supported formats: 3DS, OBJ, XML Kerkythea, SIA
- Plugins: 3DSMax, Blender, SketchUp
- Integration with: Blender
Aqsis
- Link to website to website: http://www.aqsis.org/
- Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/groups/aqsis
- Formats: RenderMan
Winos
- Link to website to website: http://www.winosi.onlinehome.de/
- Gallery: http://www.winosi.onlinehome.de/Gallery.htm
- Formats: Winos
Commercial software - Free trial
version
Indigo
- Link to website to website: http://www.indigorenderer.com/
- Gallery: http://www.indigorenderer.com/category/image-galleries/best-indigo
- Supported formats: 3DS, OBJ, XML Kerkythea, SIA
- Plugins: 3DSMax, Blender, Cinema4D, SketchUp, Maya, XSI, Revit
3Delight
- Link to website to website: http://www.3delight.com/
- Gallery: http://www.3delight.com/en/index.php/gallery
- Formats: RenderMan.
- Plugins: Blender
- Integration with: SoftImage, Maya
Photo credits: Jay, Inc.
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