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A collection of resources for 3D.
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  • Tools, Pipeline & Utilities

    • Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning

    • Pipeline Overview

      • Architecture Pipeline - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Primary software. 3ds Max, SketchUp, Revit. Key considerations. Accuracy, real-world scale.
      • Motion Graphics Pipeline - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Primary software. Cinema 4D, After Effects. Key considerations. Stylized looks, fast iteration.
      • Product Design Pipeline - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Primary software. Fusion 360, SolidWorks, KeyShot. Key considerations. Manufacturing.
      • Connecter
      • DJV
      • f3d
      • glb.gallery
      • mrViewer
      • OpenEXR Viewer
      • XnView MP
      • 5th Kind CORE - film production mgmt |
      • Anchorpoint - friendly VCS frontend |
      • Autodesk Flow Capture - set dailies platform (formerly Moxion). | | Paid | On-Set Dailies · Was Moxion | On-set dailies |
      • AYON (Ynput) - source VFX/animation pipeline platform; successor to OpenPype (archived). | | Open Source | Open Pipeline · VFX Studio | Open-source studio pipeline |
      • Cerebro - origin production tracker with built-in messenger and review. | | Paid | Tracker + Chat · Studio Tool | Tracker + messenger combo |
      • Cinesync
      • Colorfront - set dailies and transcode platform used on major features. | | Paid | On-Set Dailies · Feature Films | On-set dailies + transcode |
      • Deadline (AWS Thinkbox) - prem render farm management |
      • Diversion
      • Filestage - format creative review |
      • FilmLight Daylight
      • Flow Production Tracking (Autodesk)
      • Frame.io - owned review and collaboration platform for video and motion teams. | Free / from $15/mo | Freemium | Adobe · Cloud Review | Cloud review/approval |
      • Golaem (Autodesk)
      • Hansoft (Perforce)
      • Massive - driven crowd simulation pioneered on Lord of the Rings; Massive Prime + plugins for Maya/Max. | | Paid | Industry Standard · Crowd Sim | Feature-film crowd simulation |
      • Ornatrix (Ephere) - Host | Cross-host grooming |
      • Royal Render - node render farm manager for VFX/animation pipelines. | | Paid | Render Farm · Studio | Studio render farm management |
      • RV (Autodesk/Tweak) - sequence review/playback |
      • Snowtrack - like version control aimed at artists. | | Free | Beta · Artist VCS | Lightweight artist VCS |
      • Sohonet ClearView Flex - latency remote color/review streaming for distributed post. | | Paid | Remote Color · Streaming | Remote color/review streaming |
      • SyncSketch - based review and annotation for animation and VFX. | Free / from $17/mo | Freemium | Autodesk · Browser Review | Browser review/annotate |
      • Tractor (Pixar) - centric farm dispatch |
      • Yeti (Peregrine Labs)
      • VNyan
      • OpenRV - source media review and playback player. Foundation of Autodesk RV, donated to ASWF. | Open Source | Review Player · ASWF | Sequence review, dailies playback |
      • xStudio - source playback and review tool by DNEG. Notes, sessions, and pipeline integration for dailies. | Open Source | Review Player · ASWF | Dailies review, annotation |
      • DoTracking
    • Pipeline Standards

    • Plugin & Addon Marketplaces

      • aescripts + aeplugins - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Primary After Effects / Premiere plugin marketplace.
      • Archipack - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. [$] : The Archipack addon for Blender contains a collection of parametric primitives for ArchViz. You can manipulate these primitives with a realtime on-screen editing interface.
      • Autodesk App Store - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Official Maya plugins and scripts.
      • BlenderAddons.org
      • Blenderkit - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. In-app asset browser.
      • BY GEN - destructive, generative modeling styles in Blender. <a href="https://github.com/curtisjamesholt/BY-GEN-public" class="repo-pill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.012 8.012 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>GitHub</a>
      • City Scatter
      • E Cycles - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. [$] : is a fork of Cycles which renders up to 2.5x faster out of the box when using CUDA GPUs, up to 15x using new options.
      • EasyBPY - readable, memorable and reduces the user's exposure to compl
      • FlippedNormals (site) - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Character, sculpting, and CG marketplace.
      • Flow Map Painter - on provides a brush tool for flow map painting. <a href="https://github.com/ClemensBeute/flow_map_painter" class="repo-pill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.012 8.012 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>GitHub</a>
      • Free Sky Environment Shading
      • Free VDB Clouds
      • Greyscalegorilla (site) - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. C4D plugins, materials, HDRIs.
      • Gumroad - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Creator-direct marketplace.
      • Higgsas Blender - pill lic-freemium">Freemium</span>. [Mesh Tension Map](https://higgsas.gumroad.com/l/tnqal), [Droplet Generator](https://ibotpl.gumroad.com/l/alvgr), [BackdropGen](https://yamato3d.gumroad.com/l/BackdropGen)
      • Highend3d - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Maya community scripts and plugins.
      • Kitbash3D - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. High-end kitbash asset packs.
      • Layer Painter - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Allows you to use a Layer-System for creating materials with painting and procedurals. The layers include masks, filters and much more. Even though the addon is designed with a PBR workflow in mind
      • MACHIN3tools - pill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.012 8.012 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>GitHub</a> [![market]](https://blendermarket
      • MotionArray - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Motion graphics and video assets.
      • Orbolt - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Official Houdini HDA marketplace.
      • Parallax UV Mapping
      • Path Solver HDA
      • Pixel Art Rendering
      • Point Based Growth HDA
      • Poly Source
      • Reactor (DaVinci)
      • Speedflow - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. [$] : Addon for non-destructive workflow.
      • SSGI for EEVEE
      • Super Fast Render - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Either uses preset render settings optimised to speed up render times or Uses a benchmark to detect the fastest settings for the same render quality
      • Super Res Render - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Plugin that splits renders up into several chunks to make rendering at super high resolutions possible.
      • Texel Density Checker - Texel-Density-Checker" class="repo-pill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.012 8.012 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>GitHub</a>
      • Universal Human Rigged Base Mesh - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. [$] : Rigged human base mesh.
      • VideoHive (Envato) - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Templates and presets.
      • Wrap Defromer
      • Maxivz’s Interactive Tools
      • Mech/Fy
      • Photographer 2
      • 30 Free PBR materials by Artem Lebedev
    • Retopology & Mesh Tools

      • Danny Mac 3D
      • Instant Meshes Remesh - pill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.012 8.012 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>GitHub</a>
      • Quad Remesher - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Auto-quad retopology plugin (Exoside) for Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Modo, Houdini, ZBrush. ZRemesher-style algorithm.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#retopology--uv-software">Software Reference → Retopology & UV Software</a></small>
      • RetopoFlow - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Blender addon for manual retopology.
      • Topology Guides
      • ZWrap - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. ZBrush plugin (R3DS) that auto-wraps a base topology onto a scan or sculpt. Standard for garment/character retopo.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#retopology--uv-software">Software Reference → Retopology & UV Software</a></small>
      • Retopo MT - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Tool for retopo, you use it in addition with other addons or tools in Blender, in Edit Mode.
      • SpeedRetopo - on for Blender to make fast and easy retopology using Bsurface.
    • Rigging & Animation Tools

    • Scene & Pipeline Tools

      • CGAL - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Geometry Lib · Open Source | Computational geometry algorithms |
      • Flamenco (Blender render farm) - farm manager.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Blender | Blender render farm |
      • Flamenco (flamenco.io) - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Blender | Blender render farm |
      • ftrack - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Paid | Production Tracking · Pro | Production tracking |
      • Gaffer (GafferHQ compositing) - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Look Dev · Open Source | Look dev / lighting / compositing |
      • Godot Game Tools - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | | | |
      • Kitsu (CGWire) - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Open Source · Tracking | Open-source production tracking |
      • Medieval Fantasy City Generator - viewer) : is a 3d-visualizer for MFCD. See other generators from<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | | | |
      • OpenCue (docs) - source render management.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Open Source | Render farm management |
      • Pandora - Source Renderfarm-Manager.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Open Source | Indie render farm management |
      • Prism Pipeline - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Freemium | Pipeline · Free Core | Indie/small studio pipeline |
      • TerraForge3D - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | | |
      • Tik Manager (GitHub) - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Pipeline · Open Source | Asset/pipeline management for small teams |
      • Tik Manager (site) - friendly asset and pipeline manager.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Freemium | Pipeline · Asset Mgmt | Asset/pipeline management |
      • BlenderProc
      • CGCmake
      • Cortex
      • Cross3D
      • Easy3D - to-use, and efficient C++ library for processing and rendering 3D data.
      • Field3D - source library for storing voxel data.
      • MayaCharm
      • MayaSublime
      • mGui - python GUI library for Maya.
      • minq
      • nuke.vim
      • OD CopyPasteExternal
      • Prisma
      • Py3dsMax
      • PyMEL
      • Ramses
      • Stalker
      • VEX - on for Sublime Text
      • Coalition - farm manager from Mercenaries Engineering (makers of Guerilla Render).<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Guerilla-adjacent | Small-studio render farm |
      • CGRU - source render farm manager.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Render Farm · Open Source | Open-source render farm |
      • Open3D - also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | 3D Data Processing · Open Source | 3D data processing (Python/C++) |
      • OpenTimelineIO (site) - Editorial timeline.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#pipeline--production-management-software">Software Reference → Pipeline & Production Management Software</a></small> | Open Source | Editorial · Open Source | Editorial timeline interchange |
      • Dailies
      • Example of Python scripts for 3D Studio Max, Maya and Blender
      • Pipeline Developer Forum
    • USD (Universal Scene Description)

    • UV Tools

  • VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production

Sub Categories
Unity Engine: Resources 443 Rendering & Shader Theory 213 Unreal Engine: Resources 182 Blender: Plugins & Addons 151 3D Communities & Forums 145 Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning 110 Research Papers 109 Video Editing: Courses 97 Paid Tutorial Platforms 90 AI-Assisted CG Software 72 Game Jams 71 Material Creation Tools 65 Pre-Production, Storyboarding & Script Tools 50 Scientific & Medical Visualization Software 48 Game Assets 47 Compositing Learning, Books & Industry 46 3D Inspiration & Showcase 44 Image Generation 41 Plugin & Addon Marketplaces 40 Scene & Pipeline Tools 39 Design Tools 39 Pipeline Overview 38 Model Libraries: Free & General 37 YouTube Channels: Blender 37 Miscellaneous 3D Tools & Utilities 35 Conversion Tools 35 Gaussian Splatting & NeRF 33 3D Software: Paid 32 General Inspiration 31 Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries 29 Renderer-Specific Learning 28 YouTube Channels: Motion Graphics & Cinema 4D 28 Motion Graphics: Inspiration 28 Icons 26 AI-Assisted CG Tools 26 YouTube Channels: Houdini 25 XR, AR & VR: Resources 24 Game Design & Theory 24 Video Generation 24 Houdini: Plugins & Tools 23 Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX 23 2D & Animation Software 23 Fonts 21 Model Libraries: Specialized 21 Stock Images & References 19 Patreon Creators 18 Virtual Production Software 17 Concept Art & Illustration: Channels 17 3D Generation 17 Color Theory & Tools 16 3D Software: Free 16 Houdini: Essential Learning Resources 16 Drawing & Painting for 3D Artists 16 Game Dev Tools: Networking & Multiplayer 16 Houdini: Miscellaneous Tutorials 16 USD (Universal Scene Description) 15 Game Dev: YouTube Channels 15 Pipeline & Production Management Software 14 Tech Art 13 HDRIs 13 Audio: SFX & Music Libraries 13 Game Dev Tools: Level Design 13 Houdini: VEX & Coding 12 Model Libraries: Architecture & Furniture 12 Render Engines 12 AI Motion Capture & Animation 12 Game Dev: Communities 12 Pipeline Standards 11 Software-Specific Asset Libraries 11 YouTube Channels: Sculpting & Characters 11 Blender: Tutorials 10 Cinematography & Camera Work 10 Photography: Reference & Fundamentals 10 Motion Graphics: Tools & Utilities 10 Textures: Specialized 10 Asset Marketplaces 9 Godot: Key Plugins & Addons 9 AI Audio & Music 9 Rigging & Animation Tools 9 Animation: YouTube Channels 8 Retopology & Mesh Tools 8 Houdini: Communities 8 Design Principles & Typography 7 Godot: Learning 7 Houdini: Getting Started 7 Game Dev Tools: Physics Engines 7 Animation Principles 7 ComfyUI Ecosystem 6 Virtual Production 6 Game Dev Tools: Dialogue & Narrative 6 Industry Trends 2025-2026 6 Game Dev Tools: AI & Procedural Generation 6 Game Engines: Free & Open Source 5 2D Art References & Inspiration 5 VFX & Compositing Software 5 Stock Footage 5 Texture & Material Generation 5 Composition & Visual Storytelling 5 3D Software: Free Tier 5 3D Lighting: Fundamentals 5 3D Lighting: Redshift-Specific 5 Godot: Official Resources 4 Machine Learning for CG 4 Matchmoving & Camera Tracking 3 UV Tools 3 Level Design & Map Editing Software 3 Design Software 3 Software Reference: Legacy & Defunct 3 Game Dev Tools: Version Control 3 Fusion (DaVinci Resolve): Learning 3 3D Lighting: Production 3 Architecture & Visualization 3 Salary & Career Data 3 Godot: Communities 3 Textures: Premium 3 After Effects: Learning & Templates 2 CAD Software 2 Video Editing Software 2 Cinema 4D: Plugins 2 Cinema 4D: Tips & Workflows 2 Open-Source Models (HuggingFace) 2 Houdini: FX & Simulations 2 Game Dev: Courses 2 Houdini: Rigging & Animation (KineFX) 2 3ds Max: Plugins 1 Audio Software 1 Houdini: Courses & Free Content 1 AI Product Photography Software 1 Motion Graphics: YouTube Channels 1 Cinema 4D: Learning 1 AI Image & Texture Generation Software 1 AI Design Viz Software 1 Game Dev Tools: Analytics & Playtesting 1 Game Dev Tools: Audio Middleware 1