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Discover what's new in CG tools including Shapelab Lite, Sisir and Tripo Studio, plus new anatomy reference app Portrait Studio Pro.

Monday, September 28th, 2026

Get free mocap moves of common activities in FBX format for use in animation, games or VFX work. Licensed for commercial use.

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

Updated for Beta 2: 3D texture painting software gets new Tri-Planar Tiled and Hex Tile nodes, plus support for A/B comparisons.

Thursday, September 24th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, like animation library builder Animcraft, game engine Unigine, and OctaneRender.

Sunday, September 20th, 2026

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

The first 'official' release of the open-source alternative Substance 3D Painter is now ready to download. Check out its new features.

Friday, September 4th, 2026

Long-awaited major update to the popular VFX system for Unreal Engine improves performance, and adds new ways to control sims.

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

Popular 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets a complete new vehicle toolset, along with new Gaussian Splatting features.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping tool, including improved FBX, GLB and USD import,

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

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

Saturday, August 29th, 2026

Context-aware add-on turns both organic characters and hard-surface models into clean quad geometry, preserving vertex positions.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026