Esri releases CityEngine 2026

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new tools for creating street layouts, and a Python 3 API.

Monday, July 13th, 2026

Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.3

'Most feature-rich' update to the open-source rigging framework adds tools for automating Set Driven Key setup and blendshape transfer.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Blender 5.1 is here: discover its 5 key features

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from the Raycast node to rendering and animation improvements.

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026

Esri releases CityEngine 2025.1

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new workflows for creating more complex forms for buildings.

Monday, December 8th, 2025

AWS to put Deadline into maintenance mode next month

Free renderfarm management software will still be supported, but will only get critical fixes. Users advised to 'explore Deadline Cloud'.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2025

SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key features

Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

Sneak peek: Houdini 21

Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025

LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D software, including viewport path tracing, a new Toon Filter, and new rigging and animation tools.

Friday, April 18th, 2025

Poly Hammer releases Meta-Human DNA add-on for Blender

Intriguing new tool lets you create or edit Unreal Engine MetaHuman characters directly inside Blender. Now available in beta.

Monday, March 31st, 2025

GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in development

Long-awaited update to the open-source image editor adds non-destructive layer effects and better interoperability with Photoshop.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Rizom-Lab releases RizomUV 2024.0

Significant update to the popular UV unwrapping and packing software overhauls the UI and adds new tools for creating games trimsheets.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

5 key features in Blender 4.1

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023 for Mac

Long-awaited new macOS edition of the veteran 3D animation tool is due out later today, for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Friday, February 9th, 2024