Name

MM3D

Legal name

Kevin Worcester (Individual Developer)

Website

https://misfitcode.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Modeling Software

akta.pro primary industry

3D Character Animation (MPAHACAB)

Keywords

• 3D model editor
• Open source software
• Skeletal animation
• 3D file format
• Modeling software

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Software Distribution: Software is distributed free of charge under GNU General Public License. No revenue generated from software sales or licensing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Misfit Model 3D is an OpenGL-based 3D model editor that works with triangle-based models, offering multi-level undo, skeletal animations, simple UV texturing, command-line batch processing, and an extensible plugin system for adding new model and image filters. It is distributed free of charge under the GNU General Public License v2 as an open-source desktop application targeting individual 3D artists, hobbyists, and game developers on Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, and Mac OS X.

Product overview

Misfit Model 3D is a single-core product with supporting components. The main offering is the MM3D 3D model editor, which supports its own native file format plus import/export to Quake MD2, MD3, Cal3D, Milkshape 3D, COB, DXF, and OBJ formats. The product includes an extensible plugin system written in C++ for adding tools, commands, and filters. Source code is available via anonymous SVN repository. Development is discontinued as of February 2011.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Misfit Model 3D OpenGL-based 3D model editor for triangle-based models that runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Windows XP/2000, and Mac OS X (experimental). Provides multi-level undo, skeletal animations, simple UV texturing, command-line batch processing, and a C++ plugin system for adding new model and image filters; supports native MM3D format plus export to Quake MD2/MD3, Cal3D, Milkshape 3D, COB, DXF, and OBJ. Distributed free of charge under GNU GPL v2 to 3D artists, hobbyists, and game developers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Free Software FoundationminorOthersFSF licenses MM3D under GNU General Public License v2. Provides legal framework for open-source distribution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Emerging players

• K-3D: K-3D is a free, open-source 3D modeling, animation, and rendering platform. It targets the same hobbyist 3D creator audience as MM3D with a plugin-based extensible architecture similar to MM3D's plugin system.
• Sculptris (Pixologic): Sculptris is a free digital sculpting tool for creating detailed 3D models. It competes in the hobbyist/free 3D modeling space that MM3D occupies, though focused on sculpting workflows rather than triangle/UV editing.
• MakeHuman: MakeHuman is a free, open-source tool for creating realistic 3D humanoid characters. It overlaps with MM3D's skeletal animation and character-modeling use cases for game developers.
• MeshLab: MeshLab is an open-source system for processing and editing unstructured 3D triangular meshes. It overlaps with MM3D's triangle-based editing capabilities and serves a similar academic/hobbyist 3D editing audience.

Direct peers

• Wings 3D: Wings 3D is a free, open-source subdivision modeler focused on polygon modeling with a simple UI. It competes in the same lightweight, open-source 3D modeler niche as MM3D.
• Milkshape 3D (Chumbalum Soft): Milkshape 3D is a lightweight, low-cost 3D modeler aimed at game asset creation with skeletal animation support. MM3D explicitly supports the Milkshape 3D file format, and the two tools target essentially the same indie/Quake-era game-developer audience.

Others

• SketchUp (Trimble): SketchUp is a mainstream 3D modeling platform widely used for accessible 3D creation. While targeted more at architectural and product design, it overlaps with MM3D's "easy-to-use" value proposition for non-specialist 3D modelers.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk Maya: Autodesk Maya is the professional-grade incumbent for 3D animation, modeling, and skeletal rigging. It serves the high end of the same 3D character animation market that MM3D's skeletal animation tools address.
• Blender Foundation (Blender): Blender is the dominant free, open-source 3D creation suite covering modeling, animation, rendering, and more. It directly subsumes MM3D's narrow niche as a 3D model editor and competes for the same hobbyist/indie game-developer user base.
• Autodesk 3ds Max: Autodesk 3ds Max is a professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering suite with strong game-asset creation tooling. It overlaps with MM3D's game-developer and triangle-based modeling use cases at the commercial/professional end of the market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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