Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
weight painting
Download free Blender add-on Bystedt's Cloth Builder
Handy new free add-on streamlines cloth simulation workflow inside the open-source 3D software.
Monday, August 14th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.6
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Autodesk ships Maya 2022.3
Latest version of Maya adds new options for retargeting facial animation. Bifrost, USD, Substance and Arnold plugins all updated.
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Autodesk ships Maya 2020.3 and Maya LT 2020.3
Latest updates improve character rigging and animation workflows with keyframe and mocap data.
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R19
Now shipping. See videos of the new LoD system, motion graphics tools and media core; and the Radeon ProRender render engine.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Foundry ships Modo 11.1
Videos: Update adds live bridge to Unreal Engine, better modelling and UV packing tools, option to bake object space normal maps.
Friday, June 30th, 2017
Sneak peek: Unreal Engine 4.16's new physics tools
Check out the neat new clothing simulation options and Immediate Mode physics system due in the next release.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
Nukeygara updates free public beta of Akeytsu
Updated: Beta 3.0 of next-gen animation system adds new weight painting and editing tools for skinning characters.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
Andersson Technologies releases SynthEyes 1511
3D camera tracking app gets new weight-painting and mesh-editing tools, faster decoding of RED files.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Raylight Games releases EasySkin 1.0 for 3ds Max
Handy-looking plugin reorganises Max's UI to speed up skinning workflow, adds new 'bubble' envelope system.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Sneak peek: next-gen animation tool Akeytsu
Updated: interesting artist-friendly rigging tool now out in beta. Try it for free until the commercial release.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015