New CG software you may have missed: 16 August 2026
See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.
Sunday, August 16th, 2026
rendering
Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.03
Sizeable free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds Text and Scatter Layers, and support for IES light profiles.
Thursday, August 13th, 2026
Free tutorial: Design Mechs in VR Using Substance 3D Modeler
Master virtual reality sculpting workflows for concept art and hard-surface design with The Gnomon Workshop's concise tutorial.
Sunday, August 9th, 2026
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 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
RandomControl releases Maverick Studio and Maverick Indie 2026.2
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
RTX Render for Character Creator and iClone is now in open beta
New path tracing render mode lets users render 3D characters inside Reallusion's software with 'near-offline render quality'.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
Pixar releases RenderMan 27.3
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Tutorial: Creating a Charged Energy Beam in Unreal Engine
Create an energy effect suitable for a games cinematic using UE5's Niagara and Sequencer with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
Maxon releases Redshift 2026.8
Check out the new features in the renderer, including a procedural Scratches shader and a high-altitude layer in the Clouds object.
Friday, July 24th, 2026
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.2 with editable Gaussian Splats
Sizeable update makes it possible to import, edit, relight and render 3DGS data inside the 3D software. Check out its other new features.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Maya 2026.2 lets you train your own AI animation models
New 'Bring Your Own Data' feature lets studios train models for Maya's MotionMaker system using their own keyframe or mocap data.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Blender
New features in the Blender edition of the renderer include a quick caustics system, UDIM support, and conversion of Cycles to V-Ray lights.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
SideFX just released Houdini 22
Check out the latest features in Houdini, from a complete new 3D Gaussian Splatting toolset to major updates to KineFX and Copernicus.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026