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Check out the new liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, developer of the popular Axiom GPU smoke and fire solver.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

See the new features in the open-source alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including DDS support and seven new SDF nodes.

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Popular GPU-accelerated UV packing add on gets new Dynamic Tiles system and more texel density controls. See all the changes.

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Get scan-based PBR texture sets at up to 8K resolution, and import them directly into Blender with the new LotPixel download manager.

Sunday, January 18th, 2026

Master crowd simulation for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's crash course in Maya crowds add-on Golaem.

Saturday, January 17th, 2026

Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.

Friday, January 16th, 2026

Cryptic Realms' Necropolis asset pack for Unreal Engine is usually sold for $99.99, but is currently free on Fab. For commercial use.

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

AI tech used to boost frame rates in games and CG software gets second-gen Super Resolution and 6X Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

Games Environment Artist Rasmus Bagner's Ancient Temple Ruins UE5 asset pack includes building parts, 3D trees and 3D plants.

Friday, January 2nd, 2026

Check out the new features in the varied updates to the topology transfer tools for creating 3D characters from scan data.

Friday, December 26th, 2025

Get 3D scans created in Kiri Engine, retopologized and converted to LODs. Blender and FBX format with 4K PBR textures, CC0 license.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025