3D Modeling Softwares Comparison Table

Package	3ds Max	Animation Master	Art of Illusion	Blender
Technical	Windows, Direct X, MAXScript	Windows, Direct X	Any OS OpenGL, Beanshell	Windows, OpenGL, C, Python
Modeling	NURBS, Patch, SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons		SubD, Smooths 3gons	SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons
Workable Polygon Limit	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000		10,000, 50,000, 100,000	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000
UV Unwrapping	Basic, Pelt, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv		Basic, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv	Basic, LSCM, ABF++, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv
Texturing & Painting	Vertex Paint		Node Based	Node Based,2d paint,3d paint, Vertex Paint
Animation & Simulation	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody, Cloth, Hair, Smoke, Crowd		Simple, Character, Particle	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody, Cloth, Hair, Fluid
Rendering	Net Render
Interface and Customization	Screen Layout, Key Bindings, Mouse Bindings, Menus, Buttons, Shelves, Toolbars		Screen Layout	Screen Layout
Supported File Formats	Import, Export	Import, Export	Import, Export	Import, Export

Package	Carrara Pro	Carrara Std	Cinema4D	Houdini
Technical	Windows, OpenGL	Windows, OpenGL	Windows, OpenGL, COFFEE	Windows, OpenGL, HScript
Modeling	SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons	SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons	NURBS, SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons	NURBS, Patch, SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons
Workable Polygon Limit	10,000, 50,000, 100,000	10,000, 50,000, 100,000	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000
UV Unwrapping	Basic, Pelt, multi uv sets	Basic, Pelt, multi uv sets	Basic, LSCM, ABF++, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv	Basic, Pelt, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv
Texturing & Painting	Node Based	Node Based		Node Based, Layer Based, Vertex Paint
Animation & Simulation	Simple, Character, Particle, Physic, Hair, Smoke, Flame	Simple, Character, Particle, Physic, Hair, Smoke, Flame	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody Cloth, Hair	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody Cloth, Hair, Fluid, Smoke, Flame, Crowd
Rendering	Net Render		RIB Support, Net Render	RIB Support, Net Render
Interface and Customization	Screen Layout, Key Bindings	Screen Layout, Key Bindings	Screen Layout, Key Bindings, Mouse Bindings, Menus, Buttons, Shelves, Toolbars, Custom
Supported File Formats	Import, Export	Import, Export	Import, Export	Import, Export

Package	LightWave 3D	Maya
Technical	Windows, OpenGL, LScript	Windows, Direct X, MEL
Modeling	Patch, SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons	NURBS, SubD, Polygon, Smooths 3gons, Smooths ngons
Workable Polygon Limit	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000	10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000
UV Unwrapping	Basic, multi uv sets, subsurfed uv	Basic, multi uv sets
Texturing & Painting	Node Based, Vertex Paint	Node Based, 2d paint, 3d paint, Vertex Paint
Animation & Simulation	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody, Cloth, Fluid	Simple, Character, Particle, Physics, Softbody, Cloth, Hair, Fluid, Smoke, Flame
Rendering	Net Render	Net Render
Interface and Customization		Screen Layout, Key Bindings, Mouse Bindings, Menus, Buttons, Shelves, Toolbars
Supported File Formats	Import, Export	Import, Export