Can After Effects 26 Replace Blender Now?

Can After Effects 26 Replace Blender Now?

3.8K views · 2026-02-09 Motion DesignVisual & Graphic
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I tested the brand new 3D tools in After Effects 26 to answer one big question… can it finally replace Blender?

Everyone keeps saying that After Effects is becoming a real 3D software, so I decided to push it to the limit and create a full 3D edit inside AE 26 — no shortcuts, no excuses. But the result honestly surprised me… just not in the way you might expect

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