POV-Ray

The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Terragen

Terragen is a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows

Vue

Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks. Vue Pioneer is a great way to learn 3D.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

LuxRender

LuxRender is a physically based and unbiased rendering engine. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations, thus producing realistic images of photographic quality.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Bryce

Bryce is an award winning, fun, feature-packed 3D modeling and animation package designed to allow new users to quickly create and render stunning 3D environments.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

World Machine

World Machine is a proven terrain generation solution for artists, game developers, visual effects studios and other visualization professionals

Freemium Windows

Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator

Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator is a relatively new terrain generator that takes a step in a completely different direction. Unlike traditional generators where the...

Free Windows

Geomorph

Geomorph is a height field generator and editor for the Linux operating system. A height field is a kind of topographic map. It is a 2D projection of a 3D landscape....

Free Open Source Linux

Adobe Dimension CC

Create high-quality, photorealistic images with the 3D tool made for graphic designers.

Commercial

EarthSculptor

EarthSculptor is a realtime terrain height-map editor and paint program featuring an easy to use interface designed exclusively for rapid development of 3D landscapes...

Freemium Windows

PnP TerrainCreator

PnP TerrainCreator is a highly integrated tool for large scale terrain creation. Featuring manual as well as automated/randomized terrain generation including...

Freemium Windows

Visual Nature Studio

Visual Nature Studio 3's redesigned interface makes creating complex scenes easier than ever before! Additionally, faster rendering of animations along with still...

Commercial Windows

DreamScape

DreamScape is sophisticated set of 3DS MAX plug-ins for creating and rendering realistic landscapes, seascapes, skies, clouds, outdoor lighting and more. In contrast to...

Commercial Windows Autodesk 3ds Max

Graphite

Graphite is Quad Software reference renderer for Grome editor. Definition: Middleware reference outdoor renderer, 100% integrated with Grome pipelines, directly from...

Freemium Windows

Grome

Grome is a game level authoring tool used by professional game developers and companies from 3D simulation industry. Continuous development on the existing proven...

Commercial Windows

Natural Scene Designer

Natural Creative Power that's Easy To Use Natural Graphics is the developer of Natural Scene Designer -- a powerful yet easy to use 3D program which lets you...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

Outerra

Outerra Engine is a global world rendering engine capable of seamless real time rendering of planets from space down to centimeter details on the surface. It can use...

Commercial Windows

World Construction Set

World Construction Set gives users the necessary tools to create real places as they are today, as they were in the past or as they may be in the future. Create museum...

Commercial Windows

VizTerra

VizTerra is fast, powerful 3D Professional Hardscaping and Landscaping design software. VizTerra gives you the power to quickly and easily design incredibly detailed...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows