Twinmotion
Unreal Engine-based real-time renderer for AEC with a drag-and-drop workflow, free for firms under $1M revenue and bundled at no extra cost with active Revit and ArchiCAD subscriptions.
Agent-hostile
4.0 /5 composite score
C1 5/5 reflects the free tier for firms under $1M revenue and no-extra-cost access with active Revit and Archicad subscriptions; C2 1/5 with RF2 reflects no public API, CLI, MCP, or scripting, and C5 4/5 reflects Direct Link integrations with Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and Archicad.
Worth it
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 5/5 | Freemium, from $0, free tier Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 1/5 | API: none |
| Ease of adoption | 5/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 5/5 | 12 file formats |
| Interoperability | 4/5 | 7 integrations |
Pricing
ModelFreemium
Entry price$0
Free tieryes
How we verified this: we checked Twinmotion against its live site and an independent source — aecmag.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-18.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| .udatasmith | unknown | unknown |
| .fbx | unknown | unknown |
| .gltf | unknown | unknown |
| .glb | unknown | unknown |
| .skp | unknown | unknown |
| .obj | unknown | unknown |
| .c4d | unknown | unknown |
| .dae | unknown | unknown |
| .dxf | unknown | unknown |
| .stl | unknown | unknown |
| .3ds | unknown | unknown |
| .wrl | unknown | unknown |
Integrations
Revit (Direct Link, built-in 2024+) SketchUp (Direct Link) Rhino (Direct Link) Archicad (Direct Link) Vectorworks 3ds Max Blender
Sources
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