Autodesk ships Mudbox 2019
Update extends the digital sculpting package's new dynamic tessellation system, adds option to merge multiple meshes into one.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
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Wings 3D developers release Wings 3D 2.2
Veteran open-source subdivision modelling tool gets support for PBR materials, new Booleans system.
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Foundry ships Modo 12.1
Varied update adds new integrated VR viewport, new hard-surface animation options, improved modelling and UV packing tools.
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Download over 300 free hard surface kitbash model parts
Get Oleg Ushenok and Eugene Apekin's amazing pack of MAX, OBJ and FBX model parts for concept work.
Sunday, June 10th, 2018
Download over 150 free hard surface kitbash model parts
Get Oleg Ushenok's pack of model parts for concepting vehicles and machinery. OBJ and MAX format.
Sunday, May 27th, 2018
SideFX gives all Houdini Indie users a free extra licence
Maximum resolution of rendered output also raised to 4K, although the yearly rental price is up slightly.
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp
Big update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds support for viewport rendering and hybrid CPU/GPU renders.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Foundry ships Modo 11.2
Videos: See the new Principled BRDF shader and procedural modelling tools in action. Lots of UV workflow improvements, too.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Download free 3D scans of a female figure and a xenomorph
Get SnapTank's hi-res scans of human and alien figures free until 31 March. OBJ format, textured.
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
Ultimate Unwrap 3D 3.50.22 ships
Inexpensive UV unwrapping software for artists and game modders gets new Heal UVs tool.
Thursday, January 5th, 2017
Headus ships UVLayout 2.10
Veteran UV unwrapping tool adds option to import multiple meshes, plus improved lightmap support.
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Pixologic unveils ZBrushCore
Updated with details of the full feature set: check out which tools are included in the new $150 edition of ZBrush - and what isn't.
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Tetraface releases Metasequoia 4.5 for OS X
Veteran Japanese 3D modelling app comes to Macs for the first time - and even gets RenderMan support.
Friday, April 8th, 2016