Autodesk cuts prices of Flow Studio subscriptions
See the new prices for the AI-based VFX and animation platform, formerly known as Wonder Studio - and its new free subscription plan.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
Maya
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.2 and Maya Creative 2026.2
Check out the changes to the 3D animation app, including updates to LookdevX and new generative animation system MotionMaker.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
See CG benchmarks for AMD's Threadripper 9980X and 9970X
Discover how AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series CPUs performed in CG apps like Blender, Maya and UE5 in our early tests.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Mercenaries Engineering releases Rumba 2.0
Innovative Maya-compatible character animation software gets new Sequencer editor and automatic secondary dynamics.
Monday, July 28th, 2025
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.4.3
Check out the new features in the renderer, including an Inference imager for applying machine learning models to stylize output.
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
Tutorial: Animating Stylized Attacks in Maya
Create a game combat sequence with NetherRealm Studios' Brad Faucheux's animation masterclass for The Gnomon Workshop.
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Reallusion announces new release date for Character Creator 5
Check out the new release date for the 3D character creation app for games and VFX, plus details of its ActorMixer character mixing system.
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Lightmap adds new Lumi-Curve system to HDR Light Studio 9
Interesting new feature in the real-time lighting design tool lets artists use freeform curves as light sources to create artistic streaks and trails.
Friday, July 18th, 2025
Rig and animate 3D characters for free with AccuRig 2.0
Free tool generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new animation browsing and retargeting system.
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Maxon releases Redshift 2025.6
Check out the changes in the latest version of the GPU production renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya.
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
KeyShot adds KeyShot Studio AI to KeyShot Studio 2025.2
New generative AI features in the renderer and visualization app run on your local machine, but may create copyright-infringing results.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
Sneak peek: check out FumeFX's new ocean simulation toolset
Video: check out the upcoming NodeWorks: Ocean tools in the smoke, fire, liquids and multiphysics simulation plugin for 3ds Max.
Monday, July 7th, 2025