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Character Animation

Games animator Sebastian Jaksan's handy free add-on also comes with KeyFlow Studio, a lightweight, standalone shot review tool.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, like HDR Light Studio, free Maya rigging toolset mGear, and SwitchX, Beeble's VFX AI model.

Sunday, September 13th, 2026

Discover what's new in CG tools including LiquiGen, Unity, and free apps RealityScan Mobile, 3DGS Render for Blender, and Sisir.

Monday, September 7th, 2026

Discover how understanding real-world physics principles helps animators create better shots with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Saturday, August 29th, 2026

Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

Check out the changes to the AI video mocap add-on for iClone, like support for CC5 HD characters, control curves, and AMD GPUs.

Friday, July 31st, 2026

Check out the latest features in Houdini, from a complete new 3D Gaussian Splatting toolset to major updates to KineFX and Copernicus.

Thursday, July 16th, 2026

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.

Tuesday, July 14th, 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

Major update to the soft tissue simulation add-on for Maya and Houdini adds new machine learning toolset. See all the new features.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2026

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

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

Get a free Maya creature rig with both body and facial controls, created using Maya character rigging framework BEAR.

Sunday, June 14th, 2026