IllusionMage is a paid for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software packages comprising the core engine of Blender

Blender (software)

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. The current release version is 2.60, and was released on October 19, 2011...

, an open-source, 3D software suite, and bundled with materials related to Blender.

Other names this bundle has gone under are IllusionMage3D, 3DMagix, and 3DMagixPro.

All materials and software included are freely available from other sources.

Criticism

IllusionMage has come under fire by many prominent Blender news sites and figures, including Ton Roosendaal

Ton Roosendaal

Ton Roosendaal is a Dutch software developer. He is known as the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender, as chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects...

, the founder of the Blender Foundation

Blender Foundation

The Blender Foundation is a non-profit organization responsible for the development of Blender, an open source program for three-dimensional modeling....