Retopology & UV Software
Standalone retopology, remeshing, and UV unwrapping/packing tools.
| Software | Description | Pricing | License | Tags | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Coat | Sculpt, retopo, UV, and PBR paint suite from Pilgway. Voxel and surface sculpt, AUTOPO auto-retopo, manual quad retopo, UV unwrap, bake. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools, Software Reference → 3D Software: Paid |
~$379 perpetual (Educational $99) | Paid | Sculpt + Retopo · PBR Paint | Sculpt + retopo + UV + PBR paint in one app |
| 3D Coat Print | Free 3DCoat build for sculpting models to 3D print. Exports are capped at 40K triangles. | Free | Free | Voxel Sculpt · 3D Print | 3D-print sculpting |
| 3D Coat Textura | Texturing-only variant of 3D Coat. PBR paint and bake, no sculpt or retopo modules. | ~$199 perpetual | Paid | PBR Paint Only · Standalone | Standalone PBR texture painting |
| AutoRemesher | Open-source auto-retopology tool intended to convert source meshes into clean, animation-friendly all-quad geometry. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools |
Open source | Free · Auto Retopo | Auto-retopology | |
| Headus UVLayout | Standalone UV editor, flatten-based. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → UV Tools |
Paid | Flatten-based · Classic | Flatten-based UV editor | |
| Instant Meshes | Free, open-source auto-retopology. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools |
Open source | Free · Auto Retopo | Auto-retopology | |
| RizomUV | Fast UV unwrapping, auto-seam, auto-pack. Standalone or bridge. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → UV Tools |
Paid | Industry Standard · Standalone | Fast pro UV unwrapping | |
| Topogun | Standalone retopology and baking. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools |
Paid | Retopo + Bake · Classic | Retopo + baking | |
| UVPackmaster | Advanced UV packing, UDIM support. Blender addon + standalone. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → UV Tools |
Paid | UDIM · Packing | UV packing + UDIM | |
| Wrap (Faceform) | Node-based topology transfer that fits a base mesh onto scans or sculpts. | Indie $570, Pro $1,070 perpetual | Paid | Paid · Scans | Scan topology transfer |
Related:
- Quad Remesher Paid. Auto-quad retopology plugin (Exoside) for Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Modo, Houdini, ZBrush. ZRemesher-style algorithm.
See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools - RetopoFlow 3 Paid. Blender retopology suite with sketch, contour, strip, patches, and tweak tools. Sold via Blender Market.
See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools - ZWrap Paid. ZBrush plugin (R3DS) that auto-wraps a base topology onto a scan or sculpt. Standard for garment/character retopo.
See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Retopology & Mesh Tools