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The latest version of Shade 3D is 14.1 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for 3D Modeling in the Design & Photo category.
Build and refine 3D models of any object with powerful modeling, rendering, and lighting controls. Shape surfaces, adjust textures, fine-tune reflections, and bring your ideas to life using imported 2D illustrations, sketches, or digital photos. Set up custom lighting, arrange multiple cameras, and render your scene with precision.
Shade
3D Creation: Model, Render and Animate
Unleash your creativity by designing your own models from scratch, importing existing assets, or turning 2D artwork into full 3D builds. Light your scene, position cameras, and render professional-quality results ideal for art, film, game development, and even open-world anime gacha style projects. Shade supports workflows for beginners and experts, making it perfect for fast prototyping, cinematic rendering, and realistic world-building.
Originally launched in 1986 in Japan, Shade remains one of the longest-running and most trusted professional 3D tools for Mac OS X and Windows.
Register on Mirye.net to access 2 GB of Shade content and the ShadeGrid Rendering Server. Shade Standard and Professional editions offer advanced features such as displacement mapping, volumetric materials, toon rendering, physics animation, and more.
Shade Modeling Tools
* Build with curved surfaces, polygon mesh, meta-ball, and boolean modeling tools
* Import illustrations to use as modeling templates
* Convert digital photos into real-world-based 3D objects
Shade Materials and Surface Tools
* Craft surfaces with unlimited material and texture layers
* Import unlimited texture maps with parallax bump mapping
* Use projection mapping for flexible material placement
Scene Set Up Tools
* Create unlimited static or animated cameras
* Fine-tune shadow rendering quality
* Achieve realistic volumetric lighting with support for negative lights
* Control cameras with tilt and video-safe zones
Outstanding Rendering and Animation
* Radiosity and global illumination for brilliant realism
* 32/64/128-bit depth, HDRI support, and color correction
* Object transformation, morphing, and camera animation
* 3D sound objects with stereo and doppler effects
* True 3D stereoscopic rendering with .mpo export (Stereoscopic 3D TV)
Share with Other Applications
* Share with COLLADA-compatible apps
* Import SketchUp models
* Import Poser® figures with animation
* Export Wavefront OBJ to collaborate with other 3D tools
* Import/export QuickTime movies
* Export QTVR panorama, cubic-panorama, and object movies
* Import Adobe Illustrator (.eps) files for 3D conversion
For full details and version comparisons, visit the feature table at mirye.net/compare-shade-12-versions.
Get Shade 3D mobile for Free
* Take your 3D files on the go with Shade 3D mobile for iOS on iPhone and iPad.
Available on the iTunes App Store.