Łukasz Czyż releases UVPackmaster 3.2 for Blender
GPU-accelerated UV packing plugin gets new UV tracking and stacking systems. Now available for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Monday, November 6th, 2023
UV island
5 key features in Blender 3.4
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from path guiding in Cycles to a hidden bonus for motion designers.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2022.1 VS and RS
UV unwrapping tools get new planar UV projection mode, Python 3 scripting, Apple Silicon support.
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2022 VS and RS
UV unwrapping software gets new UV packing workflow better suited to current UDIM-based pipelines.
Thursday, November 25th, 2021
3d-io ships Unwrella 4 for 3ds Max and Maya
Free update to the UV unwrapping tool adds neat UV packing system and Projection unwrapping mode.
Thursday, August 12th, 2021
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 7.2
3D texture painting app gets better auto UV unwrapping, support for the new Adobe Standard Material.
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Erik Lehmann ships RS UV Kit 2.0 for Maya
Handy workflow add-on streamlines common UV unfolding and UV packing tasks inside Maya.
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2020.1 VS and RS
UV unwrapping tools' neat new TopoCopy system is 'first unique feature in UV mapping in years'.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2020.0 VS and RS
UV unwrapping and packing tools get Photoshop-style system for distributing UV islands, new autosave feature.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Rizom-Lab releases RizomUV 2019.1 VS and RS
UV unwrapping tools for DCC work and product design now run on Linux as well as Windows, macOS.
Friday, December 6th, 2019
Foundry ships Modo 13.0
Major update to the 3D software adds new GPU render engine, animation layers, first step towards Houdini-like procedural workflows.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Rizom-Lab ships RizomUV 2018 VS and RizomUV 2018 RS
UV tools formerly known as Unfold3D get new automated unwrapping system and texel density controls.
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Mario Röske releases IPackThat
Piranha Bytes artist's handy UV packing tool promises better results in less time than packing by hand.
Friday, April 17th, 2015