Graphic Design Software
Questions 8Top 5 of 102 brandsScore
Subcategory
3D Modeling & Animation Software
This index adds up the scores of 7 questions. 101 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Blender379.4
- 2Autodesk Fusion 360237.4
- 3Tinkercad198.5
- 4Autodesk Maya179.7
- 5Autodesk 3ds Max173.8
- 6ZBrush165.2
- 7SketchUp155.6
- 8FreeCAD128.4
- 9Onshape98.0
- 10Revit86.3
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- 11Enscape82.1
- 12Cinema 4D79.9
- 13Houdini74.2
- 14Rhino70.0
- 15Home Designer by Chief Architect66.7
- 16Shapr3D64.1
- 17Chief Architect Premier62.9
- 18V-Ray61.5
- 19Sweet Home 3D60.4
- 20Planner 5D56.8
- 21Twinmotion54.0
- 22SolidWorks52.4
- 23D5 Render47.8
- 24Plasticity47.0
- 25Adobe Substance 3D Painter45.9
- 26Lumion44.9
- 27Homestyler43.2
- 28Floorplanner42.7
- 29Unreal Engine41.4
- 30AutoCAD36.5
- 31Corona36.1
- 32Nomad Sculpt35.6
- 33HomeByMe35.3
- 34Meshy32.5
- 35Archicad32.2
- 36Cycles (rendering engine)29.0
- 37RoomSketcher27.8
- 38Vectorworks23.8
- 39LibreCAD23.2
- 40Corona Renderer22.7
- 41Chief Architect22.1
- 42OpenSCAD21.6
- 43Autodesk21.2
- 44SketchUp Free20.8
- 45QCAD17.6
- 46OrcaSlicer16.1
- 47Eevee15.6
- 48PrusaSlicer15.4
- 49Ashampoo Home Design15.2
- 50Live Home 3D14.3
- 1Blender379.4
- 2Autodesk Fusion 360237.4
- 3Tinkercad198.5
- 4Autodesk Maya179.7
- 5Autodesk 3ds Max173.8
- 6ZBrush165.2
- 7SketchUp155.6
- 8FreeCAD128.4
- 9Onshape98.0
- 10Revit86.3
- 11Enscape82.1
- 12Cinema 4D79.9
- 13Houdini74.2
- 14Rhino70.0
- 15Home Designer by Chief Architect66.7
- 16Shapr3D64.1
- 17Chief Architect Premier62.9
- 18V-Ray61.5
- 19Sweet Home 3D60.4
- 20Planner 5D56.8
- 21Twinmotion54.0
- 22SolidWorks52.4
- 23D5 Render47.8
- 24Plasticity47.0
- 25Adobe Substance 3D Painter45.9
- 26Lumion44.9
- 27Homestyler43.2
- 28Floorplanner42.7
- 29Unreal Engine41.4
- 30AutoCAD36.5
- 31Corona36.1
- 32Nomad Sculpt35.6
- 33HomeByMe35.3
- 34Meshy32.5
- 35Archicad32.2
- 36Cycles (rendering engine)29.0
- 37RoomSketcher27.8
- 38Vectorworks23.8
- 39LibreCAD23.2
- 40Corona Renderer22.7
- 41Chief Architect22.1
- 42OpenSCAD21.6
- 43Autodesk21.2
- 44SketchUp Free20.8
- 45QCAD17.6
- 46OrcaSlicer16.1
- 47Eevee15.6
- 48PrusaSlicer15.4
- 49Ashampoo Home Design15.2
- 50Live Home 3D14.3
Top 50 of 101
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
7Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 7 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Blender | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2Autodesk Fusion 360 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3Tinkercad | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4Autodesk Maya | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5Autodesk 3ds Max | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6ZBrush | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 7SketchUp | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8FreeCAD | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9Onshape | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10Revit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11Enscape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12Cinema 4D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13Houdini | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Rhino | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15Home Designer by Chief Architect | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 38
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 25
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 38
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 25
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 38 | ZBrush (25), Autodesk 3ds Max (23), Autodesk Maya (23) |
| Autodesk Fusion 360 | 20 | Blender (15), Tinkercad (15), FreeCAD (13) |
| Tinkercad | 16 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (15), Blender (10), FreeCAD (10) |
| Autodesk Maya | 23 | Blender (23), ZBrush (21), Autodesk 3ds Max (19) |
| Autodesk 3ds Max | 23 | Blender (23), Autodesk Maya (19), ZBrush (18) |
| ZBrush | 25 | Blender (25), Autodesk Maya (21), Autodesk 3ds Max (18) |
| SketchUp | 16 | Blender (9), Revit (8), Rhino (6) |
| FreeCAD | 14 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (13), Blender (11), Tinkercad (10) |
| Onshape | 9 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (9), Tinkercad (9), FreeCAD (8) |
| Revit | 8 | SketchUp (8), Twinmotion (6), V-Ray (6) |
| Enscape | 6 | Revit (6), Twinmotion (6), V-Ray (6) |
| Cinema 4D | 13 | Blender (13), Autodesk 3ds Max (11), Autodesk Maya (11) |
| Houdini | 12 | Blender (12), Autodesk 3ds Max (12), Autodesk Maya (12) |
| Rhino | 9 | Blender (8), SketchUp (6), Revit (5) |
| Home Designer by Chief Architect | 5 | Sweet Home 3D (5), Chief Architect Premier (4), Planner 5D (4) |
| Shapr3D | 7 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (7), FreeCAD (7), Blender (6) |
| Chief Architect Premier | 5 | Sweet Home 3D (5), Home Designer by Chief Architect (4), Planner 5D (4) |
| V-Ray | 6 | Revit (6), Twinmotion (6), SketchUp (6) |
| Sweet Home 3D | 6 | Home Designer by Chief Architect (5), Chief Architect Premier (5), Planner 5D (5) |
| Planner 5D | 5 | Sweet Home 3D (5), Home Designer by Chief Architect (4), Chief Architect Premier (4) |
| Twinmotion | 6 | Revit (6), V-Ray (6), SketchUp (6) |
| SolidWorks | 6 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (6), Blender (4), Tinkercad (4) |
| D5 Render | 5 | Revit (5), Twinmotion (5), V-Ray (5) |
| Plasticity | 9 | Blender (8), ZBrush (7), Autodesk Maya (7) |
| Adobe Substance 3D Painter | 7 | Blender (7), Autodesk 3ds Max (7), ZBrush (7) |
| Lumion | 5 | Blender (5), Revit (5), Twinmotion (5) |
| Homestyler | 4 | Chief Architect Premier (3), Sweet Home 3D (3), Floorplanner (3) |
| Floorplanner | 4 | Sweet Home 3D (4), Planner 5D (4), Home Designer by Chief Architect (3) |
| Unreal Engine | 8 | Blender (8), Autodesk 3ds Max (7), Lumion (4) |
| AutoCAD | 4 | Autodesk Fusion 360 (2), Home Designer by Chief Architect (2), Tinkercad (2) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | autodesk.com | 12 |
| 2 | worldmetrics.org | 11 |
| 3 | youtube.com | 9 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 9 |
| 5 | maxon.net | 9 |
| 6 | shapr3d.com | 7 |
| 7 | guideflow.com | 6 |
| 8 | 3dprinting.com | 6 |
| 9 | learn.g2.com | 5 |
| 10 | blender.org | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| maxon.net | Blender | 13 |
| autodesk.com | Blender | 12 |
| maxon.net | Autodesk Maya | 11 |
| maxon.net | ZBrush | 10 |
| maxon.net | Autodesk 3ds Max | 10 |
| reddit.com | Blender | 9 |
| autodesk.com | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 8 |
| blender.org | Blender | 8 |
| worldmetrics.org | Blender | 8 |
| autodesk.com | Autodesk Maya | 7 |
| shapr3d.com | Tinkercad | 7 |
| worldmetrics.org | ZBrush | 7 |
| reddit.com | Autodesk 3ds Max | 7 |
| shapr3d.com | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 6 |
| autodesk.com | ZBrush | 6 |
| autodesk.com | Tinkercad | 6 |
| shapr3d.com | FreeCAD | 6 |
| autodesk.com | Autodesk 3ds Max | 6 |
| reddit.com | ZBrush | 6 |
| autodesk.com | FreeCAD | 6 |
| worldmetrics.org | Autodesk Maya | 5 |
| blender.org | Autodesk Maya | 5 |
| 3dprinting.com | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 5 |
| reddit.com | Autodesk Maya | 5 |
| 3dprinting.com | Blender | 5 |
| blender.org | Autodesk 3ds Max | 5 |
| guideflow.com | Blender | 5 |
| 3dprinting.com | FreeCAD | 5 |
| shapr3d.com | Blender | 4 |
| worldmetrics.org | Tinkercad | 4 |
| blender.org | ZBrush | 4 |
| reddit.com | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 4 |
| 3dprinting.com | ZBrush | 4 |
| 3dprinting.com | Tinkercad | 4 |
| worldmetrics.org | SketchUp | 4 |
| guideflow.com | ZBrush | 4 |
| guideflow.com | Autodesk Maya | 4 |
| shapr3d.com | SketchUp | 4 |
| worldmetrics.org | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 3 |
| autodesk.com | SketchUp | 3 |
| blender.org | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 3 |
| guideflow.com | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 3 |
| guideflow.com | Autodesk 3ds Max | 3 |
| guideflow.com | FreeCAD | 3 |
| guideflow.com | SketchUp | 3 |
| maxon.net | SketchUp | 3 |
| reddit.com | FreeCAD | 3 |
| reddit.com | Tinkercad | 3 |
| reddit.com | SketchUp | 3 |
| worldmetrics.org | Autodesk 3ds Max | 3 |
| worldmetrics.org | FreeCAD | 3 |
| shapr3d.com | ZBrush | 2 |
| maxon.net | Autodesk Fusion 360 | 2 |
| guideflow.com | Tinkercad | 2 |
| 3dprinting.com | Autodesk Maya | 2 |
| blender.org | FreeCAD | 2 |
| maxon.net | Tinkercad | 1 |
| blender.org | Tinkercad | 1 |
| maxon.net | FreeCAD | 1 |
| blender.org | SketchUp | 1 |
| 3dprinting.com | SketchUp | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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