ZibraVDB for Houdini and UE5 is now free to indie artists
Indie users can now use the real-time effects tech to compress and play back an unlimited number of OpenVDB sequences for free.
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
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Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.02
Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.
Sunday, August 17th, 2025
Chaos adds new AI tools to V-Ray in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, Update 2
Check out the new AI Material Generator and image enhancer in this major update to Chaos's production renderer.
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.2
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and animation software, including the option to send objects from a Max scene to a USD stage.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
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
Sneak peek: Houdini 21
Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.
Tuesday, August 5th, 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
Dimension 5 releases D5 Render 2.11
Wide-ranging update to the architectural renderer adds AI PBR material generation, plus new scene layout, camera and lighting tools.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Tutorial: Cityscape Set Design - Volume 1 and 2
Combine 2D and 3D workflows to create environments for games and movies with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial series.
Friday, July 18th, 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
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 15.0
Big update to the material-authoring software adds new 3D renderer and the option to import entire USD scenes to edit materials in context.
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Blender 4.5 LTS is out: check out its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
Unigine 2.20 adds support for 3D Gaussian Splatting
Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the real-time 3D engine. Available free for indie games and VFX projects.
Monday, July 14th, 2025