See the 2023 Blender development roadmap
See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
simulation
LightWave Digital announces LightWave 2023
First version of the 3D animation software in three years to ship in Q4 2023. Upgrade deals include company shares.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Blender's simulation nodes are coming in Blender 3.6
Long-awaited node-based simulation system reaches the daily builds of the open-source 3D app.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Tutorial: Create a Waterwheel Simulation in Houdini
Master procedural modeling and fluid simulation with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2023.2
3D animation and motion graphics app gets new Thicken generator, updates to Pyro simulations and the Commander.
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 6.0 for 3ds Max
Major update turns the gaseous fluid simulator into a multiphysics toolkit. Now subscription-only.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Nvidia unveils RTX 4000 SFF and 5 new RTX laptop GPUs
Latest pro GPUs to use Nvidia's Ada Lovelace architecture include $1250 small form factor 20GB card.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Godot 4.0 ships
Discover five key features for CG artists in this major update to the open-source game engine, from Vulkan rendering to real-time GI.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
SideFX releases Houdini for Apple Silicon
New build of the procedural 3D software with native support for Apple's M1 and M2 chips is now production-ready.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max
Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Substance 3D Designer's creators win Sci-Tech Awards
Other tech 'Oscars' go to Pixar's Fizt2 simulation system and Wētā FX's in-house render manager.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023