Pixar releases RenderMan 27
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Friday, November 14th, 2025
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Autodesk releases Arnold 7.4.4
Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Unreal Engine 5.7 is here: see five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.3
3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.3 and Maya Creative 2026.3
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Sneak peek: ZBrush's new Retopo brush and photogrammetry tools
Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
The desktop edition of ZBrush is finally getting a new interface
New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
Download free high-resolution HDRIs from CGEES.com
Get 25 free HDRIs of natural and urban environments in HDR format at up to 24,576 x 12,288px resolution. CC0 license, for commercial use.
Sunday, November 9th, 2025
Beeble launches SwitchLight 3.0
New video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction. Can now be run offline, as well as in the cloud.
Friday, November 7th, 2025
Check out the new features in storyboarding app Previs Pro 3.1
Intuitive, AI-assisted storyboarding and previs app gets new Pose mode for posing characters. Now comes with a free edition for indie projects.
Friday, November 7th, 2025
Autodesk releases Flame 2026.2
New AutoMatte AI model in the VFX and finishing software automatically creates mattes for the hero object in a shot. See the other new features.
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Das Element 2.2 uses AI to sort your 2D and 3D VFX assets
Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organized asset library. Update adds new media type for MaterialX and Substance materials.
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Boris FX adds AMD GPU acceleration to Sapphire with HIP
[Sponsored] The open-source toolkit helped the VFX tools developer harness the power of AMD GPUs in its Emmy award-winning plugins.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025