Tutorial: master Vellum hair simulation in Houdini
Discover real-world visual effects production workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini character FX masterclass.
Saturday, January 10th, 2026
Maxon faces online criticism over new generative AI tool
But what is Maxon Digital Twin - and what kind of users is it aimed at? Updated: check out Maxon's FAQs about the controversial new tool.
Friday, January 9th, 2026
Get over 1,000 free 3D sculpting brushes from BlenderKit
Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Download 30 free flamethrower effects from ActionVFX
Get stock VFX footage of real-world flamethrowers as 5K 96fps RED files or pre-keyed 4K ProRes footage. Normally sold for over $200.
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
AMD unveils two new Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ processors
See the key specs for the high-end APUs, and what we know about their likely price and performance in CG apps like Blender and V-Ray.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
Maxon releases Cinebench 2026
Popular free CG benchmark now supports Apple M4 and M5 processors, AMD 9000 series GPUs and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
Monday, January 5th, 2026
Poser 14 is out
Update to the veteran figure-posing software streamlines materials and environment workflow, but removes the Cloth Room and macOS edition.
Monday, January 5th, 2026
Get 80 free modular assets for creating a temple environment
Games Environment Artist Rasmus Bagner's Ancient Temple Ruins UE5 asset pack includes building parts, 3D trees and 3D plants.
Friday, January 2nd, 2026
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.34
Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Vue and PlantFactory may be going open-source
Legal obstacles to open-sourcing the environment and plant-creation tools have been cleared - but email Bentley Systems to make it happen.
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
Science.D.Visions releases 3DEqualizer4 8.1
First 2025 update to the high-end matchmoving app adds features for solving piggyback cameras, and a new Blender export script.
Tuesday, December 30th, 2025
The Pixel Farm releases 2025 updates to PFTrack
Check out the latest changes to the matchmoving sofware, including improvements to lens distortion. Perpetual licenses available again.
Monday, December 29th, 2025
Faceform releases Wrap 2025.11 and Wrap4D 2025.11
Check out the new features in the varied updates to the topology transfer tools for creating 3D characters from scan data.
Friday, December 26th, 2025