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Prosumer
If you'd like to try our little hobby without breaking your bank account, these resources are what most of us use.
Daz 3D - The home of Daz Studio, and content for use with it. Daz Studio is free but content can add up quick without discounts.
Renderosity - The current owners of Poser, a premium alternative to Daz Studio.
Blender - Open-source modeling and animation
RenderHub - 3D content for Daz, Poser, and other apps
Industry Leading Apps
If you've got cash to spare and want to try what the pros use, these links will help open the door.
ZBrush - Industry standard, premium 3D modeling app.
Maya - 3D animation and VFX software
3ds Max - 3D modeler and renderer.
Cinema 4D - 3D modeling, simulation, and rendering
Render Engines
These links lead to the developer websites for each engine. FireFly and SuperFly have been excluded because they don't have their own sites.
Iray - Physically-based engine developed by nVidia and licensed by Daz3D. Simulates real-world textures and physical properties of light.
FIlament - Physically-based engine available in Daz. Learn more about it here.
Cycles - Physically-based engine developed by Blender
Octane - Physically-based engine developed by OToy
Unreal - Advanced, real-time 3D creation tool developed by Epic Games
Unity - Real-time 3D tools developed by Unity Technologies
3Delight - 3D graphics software for Windows, was the only engine available in Daz Studio until Daz licensed Iray in 2015.
Prosumer
If you'd like to try our little hobby without breaking your bank account, these resources are what most of us use.
Daz 3D - The home of Daz Studio, and content for use with it. Daz Studio is free but content can add up quick without discounts.
Renderosity - The current owners of Poser, a premium alternative to Daz Studio.
Blender - Open-source modeling and animation
RenderHub - 3D content for Daz, Poser, and other apps
Industry Leading Apps
If you've got cash to spare and want to try what the pros use, these links will help open the door.
ZBrush - Industry standard, premium 3D modeling app.
Maya - 3D animation and VFX software
3ds Max - 3D modeler and renderer.
Cinema 4D - 3D modeling, simulation, and rendering
Render Engines
These links lead to the developer websites for each engine. FireFly and SuperFly have been excluded because they don't have their own sites.
Iray - Physically-based engine developed by nVidia and licensed by Daz3D. Simulates real-world textures and physical properties of light.
FIlament - Physically-based engine available in Daz. Learn more about it here.
Cycles - Physically-based engine developed by Blender
Octane - Physically-based engine developed by OToy
Unreal - Advanced, real-time 3D creation tool developed by Epic Games
Unity - Real-time 3D tools developed by Unity Technologies
3Delight - 3D graphics software for Windows, was the only engine available in Daz Studio until Daz licensed Iray in 2015.
