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Updated: ace USD test scene now has 300+ production-quality assets, including two rigged characters.

Friday, August 5th, 2022

Bored of plain old black-and-white maps? Download 17 colourful free designs, in PNG and PSD formats.

Sunday, June 28th, 2015

Universal Scene Description could help exchange entire production scenes between VFX pipeline tools.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

[Sponsored] RenderHub combines a 3D art gallery and marketplace with a supportive user community. Four artists explain what makes it special.

Saturday, July 12th, 2025

Renderer developer's €30,000/year contribution to the open-source 3D app follows the release of the new official edition of V-Ray for Blender.

Friday, July 11th, 2025

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the NURBS modeler, including new physical materials and HDRI environments.

Thursday, July 10th, 2025

Much-anticipated tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.

Thursday, July 10th, 2025

New generative AI features in the renderer and visualization app run on your local machine, but may create copyright-infringing results.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Promising new SDF modeling tool provides a quick, intuitive way to explore shapes for concept designs and hard surface assets.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025