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Harfang 3D
by Harfang 3D
What Harfang 3D is
Harfang 3D provides real-time 3D tools for industrial HMI, VR/AR, simulation, and interactive projects. Its suite includes Harfang Studio, an editor for scenes, animations, assets, and graphics production workflows, and Harfang Framework, a visualization engine with an open API. Studio supports multi-scene and object editing, animation, keyframed shader parameters, and formats such as FBX, GLTF, and OBJ. It lists compatibility with Blender, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Adobe Substance, Visual Studio, VS Code, PyCharm, Git, SVN, and Mercurial. The maker says Studio works in isolation, needs no production-workflow connection, and stores no data in the cloud. Framework offers C++, Python, Golang, and Lua APIs, low- and high-spec rendering pipelines, custom shaders, OpenVR/SteamVR support, physics, audio playback, streaming, and 3D spatialization. Source code is offered under GPL and LGPLv3 licenses, with commercial use available through a commercial license. It supports Windows, Linux, macOS, mobile export, and experimental WebAssembly. Pricing is available on request.
Who it suits
It is aimed at designers, developers, and engineers building industrial real-time 3D or embedded-system projects. Teams can choose among the listed scripting languages and desktop targets.
What it does well
- Open-source Framework code
- C++, Python, Golang, and Lua APIs
- Scene, animation, and asset editing
- VR and multiple rendering pipelines
- Studio stores no data in cloud
What to know first
- Pricing is available only on request
- WebAssembly support is experimental
- Commercial use requires a commercial license
- Mobile export is supported but target details vary
Verdict
Harfang 3D combines an editor and visualization framework for industrial real-time 3D work. Its broad language and platform support is balanced by request-based pricing and separate commercial licensing for commercial Framework use.
Facts from Harfang 3D's own pages
- 3D formats
- Studio lists support for industry-standard formats including FBX, GLTF and OBJ. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Asset formats
- Studio supports industry-standard 3D formats including FBX, GLTF, and OBJ. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Company
- The legal page identifies the publisher as NWNC Harfang3D, a French SAS located at 5 rue de la Lionne, Orléans, France. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Framework
- Harfang Framework is a C++ 3D visualization engine with an open API for C++, Python, Golang, and Lua. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Framework languages
- Framework offers an open API for C++, Python, Golang and Lua. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Framework platforms
- Framework lists Win32 and Win64 x86, Aarch64, ARM and Linux64 x86 among its supported platforms. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Orléans, France · harfang3d.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Studio describes compatibility with Blender, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Adobe Substance, Visual Studio, VS Code, PyCharm, Git, SVN, and Mercurial. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker identifies designers, developers and engineers as users, with an emphasis on industrial real-time 3D and embedded systems. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The Framework source code is offered under GPL and LGPLv3 licenses, with commercial use available through a commercial license. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Yes · harfang3d.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Offline operation
- Studio says it works in isolation, requires no connection for the production workflow, and stores no data in the cloud. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The Framework source code is available under GPL and LGPLv3 licenses, and the page says commercial use is available through a commercial license. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Physics and audio
- The Framework lists rigid bodies, collisions, mechanical constraints, ray casting, WAV/OGG playback and streaming, and 3D audio spatialization. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Products
- Its suite includes HARFANG Studio, a 3D editor, and HARFANG Framework, a real-time 3D visualization engine. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HARFANG 3D provides real-time 3D tools for industry professionals, including HMI, VR/AR, simulation and interactive 3D projects. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Rendering and VR
- Framework lists low-spec and high-spec rendering pipelines, user pipeline shaders, and VR support via OpenVR/SteamVR. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Scene and animation tools
- Studio supports multi-scene editing, 3D object and scene editing, animation, and keyframed shader parameters. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Scripting languages
- C++,Python 3,Golang,Lua · harfang3d.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Source code model
- open_source · harfang3d.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Studio editor
- Harfang Studio is a 3D editor for creating real-time scenes and animations and managing the 3D graphics production workflow. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Studio integrations
- Studio says it works with assets from Blender, Autodesk 3DStudioMax and Adobe Substance, and with IDEs including Visual Studio, VS Code and PyCharm. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Studio security
- The maker says Studio works in isolation, requires no production-workflow connection and stores no data in the cloud. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Studio workflow
- Studio supports creating and editing scenes, animations, and 3D assets as part of a production workflow. · harfang3d.com, 12 Oct 2026
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