Autodesk releases Maya 2026.2 and Maya Creative 2026.2
Check out the changes to the 3D animation app, including updates to LookdevX and new generative animation system MotionMaker.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
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Sneak peek: Houdini 21
Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.2
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including better AI inbetweening and 3Dconnexion support.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Dimension 5 releases D5 Render 2.11
Wide-ranging update to the architectural renderer adds AI PBR material generation, plus new scene layout, camera and lighting tools.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Beeble launches SwitchLight 2.0
Now out of early access: next-gen video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction.
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Boris FX releases SynthEyes 2025.5
Check out the new features in the 3D tracking software, including a new AI-powered motion estimation mode for auto-tracking tricky shots.
Saturday, July 19th, 2025
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4.54 and iClone 8.54
Character generator and real-time animation tool get updates to AI Smart Search, plus new lower-cost iContent licenses for stock assets.
Friday, June 27th, 2025
Epic Games releases RealityScan 2.0 and RealityScan Mobile 1.7
Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning tool and the Android and iOS photogrammetry apps, all of them free to indie artists.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2025.5
Planar tracking tool gets new AI face recognition system for automatically obscuring identities in footage. Check out its other new features.
Friday, June 13th, 2025
Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Epic Games to rebrand RealityCapture as RealityScan 2.0
Desktop photogrammetry software to be unified with Epic's free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS. Check out its upcoming features.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2025
Check out the new features in the roto and paint app, including new AI tools for refining masks, generating depth maps, and fixing glitches.
Friday, May 30th, 2025