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Character generator and real-time animation tool get updates to AI Smart Search, plus new lower-cost iContent licenses for stock assets.

Friday, June 27th, 2025

Inexpensive add-on lets you dress environments quickly in Blender by spawning in 3D assets and letting them settle naturally under gravity.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D sculpting and retopology software, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Check out the latest features in Maxon's suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps.

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025

Master lighting and layout workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive guide to Houdini's Solaris toolset.

Saturday, June 21st, 2025

Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including support for rendering USDZ files, and support for point clouds in Blender.

Thursday, June 19th, 2025

3D animation and motion graphics app gets liquid simulation toolset, plus support for UDIMs and texel density. See all the new features.

Thursday, June 19th, 2025

Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning tool and the Android and iOS photogrammetry apps, all of them free to indie artists.

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025

See all the changes to the popular 3D modeling toolkit for Houdini, including a new shading preset system, and a new hotkey layout.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Wacom's first new mid-range pen displays for five years are smaller but sharper than the old Cintiqs. Check out their specs and prices.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Next-gen motion graphics app Autograph discontinued - but there is now a workaround to activate your existing software offline.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025