Check out free Android and iOS 3D scanning app RealityScan 1.6

Update to Epic Games' free app provides more control over scans, with the option to create 1-million-poly models with 8K textures.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

3D scanning app Kiri Engine 3.9 now auto-rigs your 3D models

iOS and Android scanning app now generates character rigs for the 3D models it generates. There are updates to the free edition, too.

Monday, July 29th, 2024

Free 3D scanning app Kiri Engine now supports Lidar

Users with LIdar-equipped iOS devices can also now process photogrammetry scans locally, without uploading data to the cloud.

Friday, September 15th, 2023

Epic Games releases free 3D scanning app RealityScan

Neat free photogrammetry app lets you generate high-quality 3D models with your smartphone.

Thursday, December 1st, 2022

Check out promising free 3D scanning app Display.land

Free iOS and Android app generates 3D scans of entire environments for use in games and AR experiences.

Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Kiri Engine 3.14 adds AI-enhanced Lidar scanning

Mobile 3D scanning app uses new machine learning techniques to refine raw environment scans captured on iPhone and iPad Pros.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

3DGS Render 3.0 lets you paint 3D Gaussian Splats in Blender

3D scanning firm Kiri Innovations' free add-on now lets you paint onto 3DGS data inside Blender, including through texture images.

Friday, March 28th, 2025

New version of iOS and Android scanning app Kiri Engine

Kiri Engine 3.13 improves the quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting in the app, sharpening scans and reducing 3DGS file sizes 'approximately 50%'.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

3DGS Render 2.0 now lets you edit 3D Gaussian Splats in Blender

3D scanning firm Kiri Innovations' free add-on lets you edit 3DGS scan data inside Blender, and apply simple animated effects.

Tuesday, November 26th, 2024

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max

Latest major update to the renderer adds support for 3D Gaussian Splatting and luminaires, and updates V-Ray GPU and the VFB.

Thursday, October 31st, 2024

Download 120+ free 3D scans of temples for use in Unreal Engine

Scans Factory's Temples of Cambodia asset pack comprises 120+ 3D scans of ruined temples for use in virtual production and VFX.

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Free tool: 3DGS Render renders 3D Gaussian Splats inside Blender

Neat free add-on from the developer of Kiri Engine lets you manipulate and render 3DGS scans directly inside Blender.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

SuperSplat is a free online editor for 3D Gaussian Splats

Neat open-source tool lets you crop and clean up 3DGS scan data in a standard web browser. Source code is available under an MIT license.

Monday, August 12th, 2024