Bforartists vs NVIDIA Iray
Bforartists
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| Figure | Bforartists | NVIDIA Iray |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.5 (#4) | 6.9 (#33) |
| Founded | 2015 | 1993 |
| Intended users | The project says it aims to provide an easy-to-learn 3D suite for hobbyists and small indie developers. | NVIDIA describes Iray as supporting physically based 3D and VR workflows for designers and digital artists. |
| Rendering | The features page describes Cycles with GPU and CPU rendering and Eevee as a real-time render engine. | Iray generates photorealistic imagery for interactive and batch rendering workflows. |
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In their own words
Bforartists
Bforartists is a free desktop 3D creation suite for producing game graphics, pre-rendered movies, and still images. Its tools cover modeling, sculpting, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, and post-processing, with 3D print export also available. The project uses a graphical, menu-oriented interface intended to make Blender’s tools easier to discover. It is compatible with Blender files and uses the same Python API. Most Blender add-ons work, although Renderman for Blender and Amaranth Toolset are listed exceptions. Rendering options include Cycles with CPU and GPU rendering and Eevee for real-time rendering. Bforartists runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Listed minimum requirements are a 64-bit quad-core CPU with SSE2, 8 GB RAM, and a graphics card with 2 GB RAM and OpenGL 4.3. The Windows installer is unsigned and may trigger a warning; a ZIP file or Windows App is offered as an alternative. The project describes its developers as volunteers and hobbyists and small indie developers as intended users.
NVIDIA Iray
NVIDIA Iray has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.