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Try Scatter: a free physics-based scattering plugin for Blender

Intuitive free tool also lets you scatter objects on curves, surfaces or volumes, or place them by clicking in the viewport.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

ScatterFlow adds physics-based scattering to Blender

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

PhyX Drag brings physics-based object placement to Blender

New $10 add-on brings simple Houdini-style physics-based scene layout workflows to the open-source 3D software.

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

See Adobe's physics-aware layout system Physics Whiz

New R&D tech could help users of apps like Adobe Dimension lay out 3D scenes in real time with realistic gravity and collisions.

Monday, October 26th, 2020

Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2022.2

Real-time visualisation software gets new HDRI backdrop system, and physics-based layout tools.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Light Engine releases Light Tracer Render 2.6

Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.

Friday, March 17th, 2023

Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 1.0

Intuitive new 'virtual photography' app features physics-aware layout tools, Vulkan-based GPU rendering.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Turn a custom ZBrush model into a game-ready character with CC4

[Sponsored] Games artist Francis Lamoureux reveals how he uses Reallusion's Character Creator to convert sculpts to game characters.

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 3.1 in beta

Scene layout and rendering app gets new generative AI features, including a new text-to-3D system for creating background models.

Saturday, December 14th, 2024

Sneak peeks: Adobe's Project Perfect Blend and Project Scenic

Interesting experimental AI technologies relight images during compositing, and use 3D to guide the layout of 2D images.

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features

Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 3.0.2

Shot layout and rendering app gets Firefly AI-based Generative Background system and improved real-time rendering.

Friday, May 24th, 2024

Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists

Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

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You can now use V-Ray free for commercial work in Blender

See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026

Academy Software Foundation adopts OpenPGL

Path guiding library used in Blender, V-Ray and Disney's Hyperion renderer becomes open standards body's latest Sandbox project.

Monday, April 13th, 2026

Houdini plant-generation toolkit Natsura is now in early access

Check out the interesting high-performance vegetation modeling toolset for games and VFX. Now available for commercial use.

Friday, April 10th, 2026

Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.1

AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Autodesk acquires core tech of AI motion-capture firm Radical

Autodesk buys core tech and IP of the AI mocap pioneer. The Radical website will shut down on 6 July, so download your data before then.

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Chaos discontinues its Phoenix fluid simulation software

Smoke, fire and liquid simulator for 3ds Max and Maya is now end-of-support, and will receive no further compatibility updates or fixes.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

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