The best 3D modeling software will vary based on your needs, but there plenty of options available, including for free. Here are our favorite software picks.

ScratchyCAD is a simple-to-use 3D-modeling software, aimed at giving learners everything they need to explore the world of 3D printing and VR design.

SketchUp for Web is a powerful yet user-friendly browser-based 3D modeling program. Come see what makes this program ideal for novice 3D designers and how you can even create a 3D model for printing!

Various 3D printing software is available, and a good one should have the tools for creating 3D printable models, slicing, editing STL files, or repairing meshes.

Tiles by Cadigo is a 3D modeling program for kids that lets the wee tykes drop blocks, walls, and pixels into an environment and then output the object for 3D printing. Designed to be dead simple ...

In an exclusive demo with Intangible's ex-Pixar and ex-Unity executives, I saw how you can create an entire 3D AI world and use it to create still images and short videos.

This is very cool -- Beautiful Modeler is a software tool used between an iPad and a MacBook above to gesturally sculpt a 3D model using the iPad's touchscreen. As you can see, the iPad works as a ...

It started with Photoshop 6. I scored a copy with the intent of using it to teach myself it, and that has worked swimmingly.Now I want to dabble in 3D fun, like making models for games and the ...