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3D modelling and animation app gets new Blue Pencil annotation toolset, plus updates to Boolean modelling, retopology and Bifrost.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Blender 3.1 ships

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Buyout of leading character rigging and simulation tools developer strengthens Unity's portfolio of digital human and creature tech.

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

Updated: cut-down edition of popular auto-rigging system ACS2 now also works with Modo Indie.

Sunday, December 12th, 2021

Latest version of Maya adds new options for retargeting facial animation. Bifrost, USD, Substance and Arnold plugins all updated.

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021

Blender 3.0 ships

Updated: see our pick of the five key changes in this milestone release of the open-source 3D app, from Cycles X to the Pose Library.

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

New non-commercial edition lets you use the suite of VR sculpting and character rigging tools for personal projects.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

Unusual physics-based animation software gets a new Animation Cycles system for seamlessly looping any character movement.

Wednesday, November 24th, 2021

Firm aims to put Weta's legendary in-house VFX tools 'into the hands of millions of artists' worldwide.

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

See the key changes planned for the open-source 3D software from Blender 3.0 to Blender 3.7 in 2023.

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Maya-friendly character animation software adds USD import, audio and video editing, new Picker Tool.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021