Free, open-source 3D creation suite for modeling, sculpting, animation and rendering. It's not CAD (no precise parametric history), but it's unmatched for organic shapes, figurines and artistic models, and its 3D Print Toolbox add-on helps prepare models for printing. Developed by the Blender Foundation.
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layerlings.com
A free, browser-based alternative to Tinkercad for building printable models from simple shapes. Its standout feature is an AI connection that lets Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) build or edit models from a plain-lan…
Meshmixer
apps.autodesk.com
Autodesk's free tool for editing and repairing STL meshes: sculpting, hollowing, cutting, combining models and generating tree supports. Autodesk stopped developing Meshmixer around 2021 and folded some of its features…
FreeCAD
freecad.org
Free, open-source parametric CAD for designing mechanical parts, enclosures and anything else that needs exact dimensions. It runs offline on Windows, Mac and Linux and exports STL, STEP and 3MF for printing. FreeCAD ha…