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

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

Hurleyworks ships Advance Placement 1.0

Neat LightWave plugin lets users paint instances into a scene complete with built-in dynamics.

Monday, May 4th, 2015

Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2022.2

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

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Adobe launches the Substance 3D Collection

Adobe's Substance applications get new names, new logos, new products and new bundle pricing.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

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

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

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

Autodesk ships Maya 2018

Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017