Polygon Modeling: is used by Maya and 3ds Max.As long as you are careful with your mesh, you can create some beautiful models and add detailed organic textures to your design. However, this free form modeling is not ideal for mechanical designs and it can result in broken meshes that are hard to 3D print.

Usually, mesh editors do not store parametric information, giving you the freedom to move the mesh without limitation.

This type of modeling allows you to sculpt more organic shapes. In a Mesh Editing Program, you are able to select the surface and push and pull it to manipulate the shape.

Mesh Editing: consists of vertices, edges, and faces that use polygonal representation (including triangles and quads) to define a 3D shape.This type of modeling almost always results in a very clean and watertight model, but can be difficult to use for creating organic textures on a model. Dimensions or parameters can be updated continually because all distances and angles are defined within a model. This modeling technique is useful for mechanical designs that have defined dimensions. Solid Modeling: uses volumes to represent a 3D object and has properties such as mass, center of gravity, and moment of inertia.This is a very basic form of modeling used in TinkerCAD, 123D Design and many other programs. Primitive Modeling: allows you to transform, stack and combine different primitive shapes to create your model.The one you choose depends on what you want to model and what you want to do with that model. There are many different types of 3D Modeling.

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