Plasticity — direct-editing CAD for hard-surface 3D

• Plasticity

  This page

  Pricing

  • Perpetual Indie/Studio
  • 12 months updates

• Fusion 360

  Pricing

  • Subscription/tokens
  • Free hobby tier

• Rhino

  Pricing

  • Perpetual license
  • Paid upgrades

1. Plasticity — official site
2. Fusion 360 — official site
3. Rhino — official site

Free tier

Yes

Pricing summary

Plasticity offers a 30-day free trial for non-commercial evaluation. Paid Indie and Studio perpetual licenses include 12 months of updates and commercial use—confirm live prices, machine limits, and format tiers on the official site.

Reviewed on 22 August 2026 · Plasticity — official site

• Direct-editing NURBS modeling

  Build precise hard-surface forms with a streamlined toolset aimed at speed over parametric history trees.

• Perpetual license

  Pay once for a license with 12 months of included updates—no subscription or always-online requirement.

• Advanced fillets and Booleans

  Robust fillet control and Boolean operations for product shells, cuts, and mechanical details.

• Exchange formats

  Import and export STEP, OBJ, STL, Parasolid, and additional formats depending on Indie or Studio tier.

• Blender bridge

  Move models between Plasticity and Blender for rendering, sculpting, or game-ready mesh work.

• Studio surfacing tools

  Studio adds xNURBS, class-A surfacing, PolySplines mesh-to-NURBS, and expanded exchange formats—confirm on site.

1. 1

   Start the trial or license

   Download for Windows, macOS, or Linux and activate a 30-day trial or perpetual Indie/Studio license.

2. 2

   Block out forms

   Use primitives, sweeps, and Booleans to establish primary volumes before refining edges and surfaces.

3. 3

   Refine fillets and surfaces

   Tune fillet chains and, on Studio, use advanced surfacing tools for continuity-critical product faces.

4. 4

   Export or bridge

   Export STEP or mesh for manufacturing and rendering, or send through the Blender bridge for downstream work.

• Industrial and product designers

  Iterate concept shells and production-minded surfaces without a heavy parametric CAD stack.

• Hard-surface 3D artists

  Model mechanical props and vehicles in NURBS, then bridge to Blender for look-dev and rendering.

• Indie makers and small studios

  Own a perpetual CAD seat with predictable cost instead of ongoing subscription fees.

Platforms

Windows 10+, macOS 12+, and Linux (Ubuntu 22+)—confirm latest requirements on site.

License model

Perpetual Indie or Studio license with 12 months of updates; node-locked machine limits per tier.

Formats

STEP, OBJ, STL, Parasolid, and expanded IGES/Rhino/DXF support on Studio—confirm tier table on site.