# Competences — 3D modeller Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bab5fa79-7f96-4e21-87b6-1eba560b8d9a). ## Essential - **3D lighting** (knowledge) - **3D texturing** (knowledge) - **apply 3D imaging techniques** (skill/competence) - **augmented reality** (knowledge) - **build business relationships** (skill/competence) - **computer graphics** (knowledge) - **create 3D characters** (skill/competence) - **create 3D environments** (skill/competence) - **create 3D texture map** (skill/competence) - **develop creative ideas** (skill/competence) - **discuss artwork** (skill/competence) - **holography** (knowledge) - **migrate existing data** (skill/competence) - **operate 3D computer graphics software** (skill/competence) - **render 3D images** (skill/competence) - **use polygonal modelling** (skill/competence) ## Optional - 3D printing process (knowledge) - ABAP (knowledge) - Agile project management (knowledge) - AJAX (knowledge) - animate 3D organic forms (skill/competence) - APL (knowledge) - apply social media marketing (skill/competence) - apply technical communication skills (skill/competence) - ASP.NET (knowledge) - Assembly (computer programming) (knowledge) - C# (knowledge) - C++ (knowledge) - COBOL (knowledge) - CoffeeScript (knowledge) - Common Lisp (knowledge) - computer programming (knowledge) - create 2D painting (skill/competence) - draw design sketches (skill/competence) - emergent technologies (knowledge) - Erlang (knowledge) - geographic information systems (knowledge) - Groovy (knowledge) - Haskell (knowledge) - ICT project management methodologies (knowledge) - Java (computer programming) (knowledge) - JavaScript (knowledge) - lean project management (knowledge) - Lisp (knowledge) - maintain an artistic portfolio (skill/competence) - MATLAB (knowledge) - Microsoft Visual C++ (knowledge) - ML (computer programming) (knowledge) - Objective-C (knowledge) - OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (knowledge) - Pascal (computer programming) (knowledge) - perform data mining (skill/competence) - perform ICT troubleshooting (skill/competence) - Perl (knowledge) - PHP (knowledge) - principles of animation (knowledge) - Process-based management (knowledge) - Prolog (computer programming) (knowledge) - Python (computer programming) (knowledge) - R (knowledge) - Ruby (computer programming) (knowledge) - SAP R3 (knowledge) - SAS language (knowledge) - Scala (knowledge) - Scratch (computer programming) (knowledge) - select illustration styles (skill/competence) - Smalltalk (computer programming) (knowledge) - software interaction design (knowledge) - Swift (computer programming) (knowledge) - TypeScript (knowledge) - VBScript (knowledge) - Visual Basic (knowledge) ## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 14 ads, as of 2026-07-08) Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs. ### Hard skills - 3d modelling — **43 %** - animation — **14 %** - 3D modeling — **14 %** - cad standards adherence — **14 %** - construction detailing — **14 %** - data processing — **14 %** - drainage design — **14 %** - earthwork design — **14 %** - system integration — **14 %** - technical drawing — **14 %** - technical drawing interpretation — **14 %** - volume analysis — **14 %** ### Methods - iterative design process — **14 %** ### Responsibilities - 3D model development — **21 %** - design data presentation — **14 %** - document control — **14 %** - system integration support — **14 %** - team coordination — **14 %** - cad data processing — **14 %** - specification application — **14 %**