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Generate growth animations for forms from corals to crystals with motion designer Gio Gargiulo's neat Houdini toolset, now free in beta.

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Check out the new features in the latest version of the popular lightweight cloth simulation and 3D garment design add-on for Blender.

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.

Friday, January 16th, 2026

Character animation and creation apps get new subscription plans, while the AccuPose Infinity add-on switches to a perpetual license.

Monday, January 12th, 2026

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Check out the new features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

Neat add-on lets you add animated crowds to 3D scenes - including by giving characters Sims-style needs to eat, sleep and use the toilet.

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Check out Blender Procedurals' interesting new lightweight real-time multiphysics add-on for motion graphics and animation work.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025

Long-awaited update integrates the popular suite of sketch-based retopology tools directly into Edit Mode. See the other changes.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Check out the stock resources, add-ons and even complete 3D scenes available for free in the Blender asset library. For commercial use.

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

Turn any MetaHuman exported from Unreal Engine into a ready-to-animate character with the updated Metahuman for Houdini add-on.

Friday, August 29th, 2025

Check out the new features in this major update to the 3D character creation app, from the new HD base characters to the new Maya plugin.

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.

Friday, August 15th, 2025