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Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.

Monday, August 10th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.

Sunday, August 9th, 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

Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

See what we know about the World Creator developer's promising upcoming node-based material authoring app for games and VFX.

Wednesday, August 5th, 2026

Formerly Blender-only asset library Blendkit is now available to users of other CG software. Check out its free 3D models, materials, and HDRIs.

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026

Get up to speed with the digital sculpting software with Madeleine Scott-Spencer's popular training course, updated for ZBrush 2026.

Sunday, August 2nd, 2026

Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

See the the new features in the physically based GPU renderers, including a new cutaway render system and fSpy camera matching.

Friday, July 31st, 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

Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

Successor to the popular PSA add-on adds true spectral atmospheres to Blender scenes - complete with real-world air pollution effects.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026