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3ds max

Material authoring and 3D painting app now lets you paint directly onto a mesh's UVs in a dedicated 2D viewport. See all the new features.

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Big update to the formerly Windows-only terrain software adds support for new platforms - and for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a procedural Scratches shader and a high-altitude layer in the Clouds object.

Friday, July 24th, 2026

Production renderer gets new BSDF nodes for toon shading and new Accelerated Viewport mode for Maya users. See all the changes.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

Sizeable update makes it possible to import, edit, relight and render 3DGS data inside the 3D software. Check out its other new features.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

Neat tool provides an interactive guide-based workflow for creating grooms for use in apps like Blender, Maya and UE5. For commercial use.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

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

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

Check out the new features in this powerful set of geometry optimization tools for games and VFX work. Free to indie artists.

Monday, July 13th, 2026

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

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool - like the option to stack objects vertically when laying out scenes.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

Rendering and visualization software gets Apple GPU support, a new cloud rendering service, and new subscription pricing.

Thursday, June 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including the option to relight and render imported 3D Gaussian Splats.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026