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

Friday, September 15th, 2023

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

Thursday, December 1st, 2022

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

Monday, February 3rd, 2020

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

Take two photos of the object to be scanned, upload them to the site, and download an OBJ file.

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Check out the new features in this wide-ranging update to the real-time 3D engine. Available free for indie games and VFX projects.

Monday, July 14th, 2025

Get three 3D scanned mountains from the neat new asset library for kitbashing environments for VFX and concept art. Commercial use.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

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

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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