Chun Yu Peter Yau

$526/year · subscription

Revit LT and AutoCAD LT together at a great value

$127/year · subscription

Draft, annotate and add field data to drawings online

$4,010/year · subscription

3D visual effects, compositing, advanced graphics and colour management

$1,550/year · subscription

3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering for film, games, and TV. Industry standard for character and VFX pipelines.

$2,318/year · subscription

BIM authoring and modeling for architecture, MEP, and structure. Parametric design, clash detection, and cloud collaboration.

Contact vendor for pricing · subscription

Photorealistic rendering for SolidWorks

Perpetual or subscription; see Bricsys · perpetual

CAD that works

Subscription; see Vectorworks for pricing · subscription

BIM software for architecture

Subscription; see Vectorworks for pricing · subscription

Core 2D/3D design

Subscription; see Chaos for pricing · subscription

Fluid and smoke simulation

Free

Asset management software for organizing and previewing creative files.

$33.99/mo

Tool for building responsive simulations, quizzes, and immersive learning.

Free

Mobile app for converting photos into usable design assets for CC.

$22.99/mo

Timeline-based video editing for everything from social clips to feature films.

Subscription; see Epic · royalty-based

Real-time 3D engine for visualization, games, and film. Lumen, Nanite, and MetaHumans for high-fidelity arch viz.