Template:3D software

Software	Free	Modeling	Sculpting	Texturing	Rigging	Skinning	Animation	Notes
3ds Max	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	The official nif export plugin only works for very old versions, but ck-cmd works with newer versions
Blender	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Receives very wide support due to being free and open source
Maya	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Maya is preferred as an animation software
Mudbox	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Substance Painter	Free with a student license	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Particularly good for texturing
xNormal	Yes	No	No	Normal maps only	No	No	No	Specialized software for creating normal maps
ZBrush	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
CrazyBump	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Specialized software for creating normal, occlusion, displacement, and specular maps
MindTex 2	?	?	?	?	?	?	?