The rankings of universities specializing in 3D modeling are as follows: The top universities in 2022 for architectural animation and modeling are: Tsinghua University, Southeast University, Tianjin University, Tongji University, South China University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Chongqing University, Xi University of Architecture and Technology, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Dalian University of Technology, shenyang jianzhu university, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Hunan University, Beijing University of Technology and Hefei University of Technology.

Generally speaking, "three-dimensional modeling" is to use three-dimensional production software to build a model with three-dimensional data through virtual three-dimensional space. Three-dimensional modeling can be roughly divided into two categories: NURBS and polygonal mesh.