Unreal Engine 5.8 is here: discover its 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
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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
V-Ray for Blender Update 3 now runs on Linux
Blender version of the renderer also gets a new Node Wrangler and GPU rendering on AMD GPUs, including in the free Community Edition.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2026
Major update to the 3D modeling and animation software adds new physics-based layout, rigging, VFX and camera tracking tools.
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Download Gregor Weiss's free bear creature rig
Get a free Maya creature rig with both body and facial controls, created using Maya character rigging framework BEAR.
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Tutorial: Snow Simulation Workflows in Houdini
Master professional simulation workflows using Houdini's Vellum solver with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed six-hour tutorial.
Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.3
3D animation and motion graphics software gets a new, completely redesigned UV Editor and UV tools. Check out all of the changes here.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Sneak peek: Houdini 22
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, from updates to Copernicus to tools to train, relight and rig Gaussian Splats.
Monday, June 8th, 2026
Nevercenter releases Silo 2026.1
Lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping software gets a 100x boost in viewport rendering speed, plus full glTF support.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
Luiz Elias releases Mush3D 3.0
Check out the new features in this major update to the neat standalone tool for editing animation caches created in other DCC software.
Monday, June 1st, 2026
Massive crowd simulation software gets free edition
New non-commercial Massive 101 edition makes it possible for any CG artist to try the crowd simulation tool created for The Lord of the Rings.
Friday, May 29th, 2026
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.11
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool - like the power to draw procedural content directly in the viewport.
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
Get 120+ free materials and assets from the new Mari Texture Library
Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.
Friday, May 22nd, 2026