Alternatives to Marvelous Designer
Desktop software for designing 3D virtual clothing and simulating how the fabric drapes and moves. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Marvelous Designer
Desktop software for designing 3D virtual clothing and simulating how the fabric drapes and moves.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Marvelous Designer.
CLO
3D fashion design software that simulates garments, fabric and fit on virtual models.
CLO also simulates garments, fabric and fit on virtual models on Windows and macOS, but it targets fashion designers and apparel teams making virtual samples rather than game and VFX clothing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Character Creator
Commercial software for generating, customising and rigging realistic or stylised 3D characters.
Daz Studio
A free application for posing, animating and rendering rigged 3D human figures and scenes.
ZBrush
Sculpt detailed digital models using brush-based tools.
Blender
The free 3D creation suite: modelling, sculpting, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and video editing.
Maya
Industry-standard 3D modeling and animation suite for film, TV and games.
Houdini Apprentice
Free non-commercial version of Houdini for procedural VFX and simulation.
