Khronos Group sponsors free glTF importer/exporter for 3ds Max
New open-source add-ons provide a long-overdue free way to import glTF files into 3ds Max, backed by the creator of the format.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Free Resources
Google open-sources GNM Head, its parametric human head model
Parametric model based on real-world scan data generates realistic 3D heads and expressions. Blender and 3ds Max add-ons available.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.7 is out
Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a new Dynamic Sky Material. Now also on Steam.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Try ByHand, Truong CG Artist's free digital sculpting software
Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Check out free cross-platform retopology tool AutoRemesher
Open-source app converts 3D scans or sculpts to clean, low-poly, all-quad geometry. Comes with an unofficial Blender bridge plugin.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Get versions of the free Thinkbox tools that work with 3ds Max 2027
Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.
Monday, July 6th, 2026
Free tutorial: Lighting Realistic Rainy Weather in Unreal Engine 5
Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
Get 120 free modular 3D assets for building a desert city
Download stock asset provider Laya Design's Unreal Engine Science Fiction Desert City Kit free from Fab for the next two weeks.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
JangaFX just made effects tool VectorayGen available free
Get the real-time effects specialist's free app for generating vector fields to control particle simulations for games, motion graphics and VFX.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
New motion graphics tool Caddis puts a node graph in every layer
Updated: check out motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative, currently free in beta - and now available for Windows.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Reallusion releases free animation tool iClone Personal
New free edition of the real-time animation software can be used indefinitely, including on commercial projects - but there are limitations.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
Get the free MetaHuman Animator Markerless Motion Capture plugin
Epic Games' free mocap plugin extracts full-body and finger motion from phone or camera footage to transfer to MetaHuman characters.
Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Download a free 3D castle model in FBX format
Get Dmitriy Dryzhak's White Castle model as a modular Unity or UE5 asset package, or in FBX format for use in any CG software.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026