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<h2 id="tools-which-support-alembic">Tools which support Alembic</h2> <h3>Tools with native support</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Application</th><th>As of version</th><th>Vendor</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk_Flame/QgwyQ5jJ">Flame</a></td><td>2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk/6aydGFN5">Autodesk</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Adobe Substance</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Adobe_Inc./Bj1d5XvJ">Adobe Inc</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk_Maya/0WC3BKPd">Maya</a></td><td>2012</td><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk/6aydGFN5">Autodesk</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk_3ds_Max/5gr1vPx0">3ds Max</a></td><td>2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk/6aydGFN5">Autodesk</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>KATANA</td><td>1.1</td><td>The Foundry<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Houdini_(software)/h7PwskFC">Houdini</a></td><td>11.1</td><td>Side Effects Software<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/IClone/Sg6VkYFE">iClone</a></td><td>6.5</td><td>Reallusion Inc.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RenderMan_(software)/PPAGoFC0">RenderMan</a></td><td>?</td><td><a href="/facts/Pixar/McUyzor2">Pixar</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Arnold</td><td>?</td><td>Solid Angle<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Foundry_Visionmongers/cfnnoWxg">MARI</a></td><td>10.2v1</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Foundry_Visionmongers/cfnnoWxg">The Foundry</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Modo_(software)/Qsq4Vs7a">MODO</a></td><td>10.2v1</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Foundry_Visionmongers/cfnnoWxg">The Foundry</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nuke_(software)/60htq9oq">NUKE</a></td><td>7.0</td><td>The Foundry<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cinema_4D/t9Qr9hde">Cinema 4D</a></td><td>R14</td><td>Maxon<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/V-Ray/yckyUtrn">V-Ray</a></td><td>2012</td><td>Chaos Group<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Guerilla Render</td><td>0.15.2</td><td>Mercenaries Engineering<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RealFlow/dm1XVqIg">RealFlow</a></td><td>2013</td><td>Next Limit<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Maxwell_Render/KUlJEfRk">Maxwell Render</a></td><td>3</td><td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141018073136/http://www.nextlimit.com/">Next Limit</a></td></tr><tr><td>Clarisse iFX</td><td>2012</td><td><a href="http://www.isotropix.com/">Isotropix</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/LightWave_3D/F0L5PGxd">LightWave 3D</a></td><td>11.6</td><td><a href="/facts/NewTek/pYrvklfW">NewTek</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Keyshot Pro</td><td>4</td><td>Luxion</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Octane_Render/Jlf5xvN6">Octane Render</a></td><td>1.5</td><td>Otoy</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Blender_(software)/yzuvB0fL">Blender</a></td><td>2.78</td><td><a href="/facts/Blender_Foundation/9ootFvvJ">Blender Foundation</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Blackmagic_Fusion/SYD7qp3j">Fusion</a></td><td>7.0</td><td><a href="/facts/Blackmagic_Design/83GhYcsC">Blackmagic Design</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Unreal_Engine/0ghxRQl8">Unreal Engine</a></td><td>4.13</td><td><a href="/facts/Epic_Games/aoS4cGsK">Epic Games</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Unity_Engine/GsM1fEUG">Unity Engine</a></td><td>2018.1</td><td><a href="/facts/Unity_Technologies/XYuT93af">Unity Technologies</a></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>EmberGen</td><td>0.7.5</td><td>JangaFX</td></tr><tr><td>Marvelous Designer</td><td>?</td><td>CLO Virtual Fashion</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Plugins</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Plugin</th><th>Applications supported</th><th>Vendor</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://exocortex.com/crate">Crate Suite</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk_3ds_Max/5gr1vPx0">3DS Max</a>, <a href="/facts/Autodesk_Maya/0WC3BKPd">Maya</a>, <a href="/facts/Autodesk_Softimage/XCjMQB17">Softimage</a>, Arnold</td><td><a href="http://exocortex.com">Exocortex</a></td></tr><tr><td>AtomKraft</td><td><a href="/facts/Nuke_(software)/60htq9oq">Nuke</a>, <a href="/facts/Adobe_After_Effects/Xr4G0bjX">After Effects</a></td><td>Jupiter Jazz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Ortholab</td><td><a href="/facts/Mudbox/NGUQJJLB">Mudbox</a></td><td>Ortholab<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>DF Plugin</td><td><a href="/facts/Autodesk_3ds_Max/5gr1vPx0">3DS Max</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Digital_Frontier/YyrYbUtf">Digital Frontier</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.daz3d.com/alembic-exporter-for-daz-studio">Alembic Exporter</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Daz_Studio/l1SMRDks">Daz Studio</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Daz_3D/W7aFUaEr">Daz 3D</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.alembic.io/">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/alembic">Alembic</a> on <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Sony Pictures Imageworks - Open Source". 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