Amazon open-sources Krakatoa, XMesh, Frost, Stoke
Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
Free Resources
Download 127 Blender-ready HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Get a library of HDRIs optimised for Blender's Cycles renderer, packed in a .blend file. Commercial use.
Sunday, December 18th, 2022
Reallusion ships AccuRig 1.1
Free tool automatically generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new time-saving symmetry options.
Friday, December 9th, 2022
Download free Unity ebooks for technical and VFX artists
Free PDF guides provide overviews of the game engine's key toolsets, with downloadable examples.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Rokoko launches free AI mocap tool Rokoko Video
Free browser-based tool generates animation in FBX and BVH format for use in apps like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.
Monday, December 5th, 2022
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
Epic releases MetaHuman DNA Calibration Library
Epic Games' new free tools let users view and edit the 'DNA' of next-gen MetaHuman characters.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
Download the free Corona renderer plugin for Blender
Updated: community-made BCorona plugin now supports Blender's displacement modifier.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
Free tool: Rakurri Brush Tip Maker
Generate custom brush shapes for use in digital painting software like Photoshop, Krita and Corel Painter.
Friday, November 11th, 2022
AMD releases Radeon ProRender 3.5 for Blender
Free GPU renderer gets new bevel shader, better interactive rendering. New Maya and Houdini versions also available.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Quixel ships Mixer 2022.1
Free material-authoring app gets opacity and emissive map support. Release 'may be one of the final updates' to Mixer in its current form.
Monday, November 7th, 2022
Download Unity's free Digital Human Package
Create photorealistic humans in Unity with this library of tools from The Heretic and Enemies demos.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Download Lightmap's free set of 25 studio HDRI maps
Recreate real studio lighting in visualisations and portfolio renders. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, October 30th, 2022