What is Putty3D?
Putty3D is a powerful yet easy-to-use 3D sculpting program designed for digital sculpting, modeling, and concept design. As a completely free and open source solution, Putty3D provides artists, designers, and hobbyists with professional-grade tools without the professional price tag.
At its core, Putty3D focuses on an intuitive sculpting workflow allowing users to simply pick up and sculpt without hassle. The graphical user interface is clean and focused on providing quick access to essential tools like brushes, deformation tools, topology modifiers, and more with an emphasis on flexibility and customization. Modeling in Putty3D feels natural and organic.
In addition to traditional sculpting, Putty3D also includes specialized workflows for hard surface modeling which greatly improves efficiency when creating mechanical designs or assets for 3D printing. The customizable topology system grants users precision control over mesh density and layout.
Models created in Putty3D can be exported to all common 3D formats for game engines, 3D printing, or external rendering. There is also built-in support for rendering images and animations directly in the viewport. The program even includes video recording to easily capture and share the creation process.
With an active community behind it, Putty3D sees frequent updates and improvements making it an excellent free option for digital sculptors who prefer an accessible workflow focused purely on sculpting.
Blender, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros, ZBrush, 3D-Coat, Sculpt+, picoCAD, Wings 3D, SculptGL, K-3D, Bforartists are some alternatives to Putty3D.