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Kiri Innovations' free add-on now lets you transfer animation from proxy meshes - including rigged 3D characters - to 3DGS scans.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026

New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026

Cloud Imperium Games artist Martin Milz's Modular SciFi Station asset pack sells for $44.99, but you can get it for free for the next two weeks.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

Get a production-ready 3D model of a lizard, with a full body and facial rig and muscle visualization, Maya, Alembic, FBX and OBJ format.

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

New non-commercial Massive 101 edition makes it possible for any CG artist to try the crowd simulation tool created for The Lord of the Rings.

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Take your models to a new level with The Gnomon Workshop's concise free tutorial on adding surface details like nuts and cables.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.

Friday, May 22nd, 2026

New free add-on based on the Dash world-building toolset provides a more powerful alternative to UE5's native content browser.

Thursday, May 14th, 2026

Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.

Thursday, May 7th, 2026

Browser-based tool lets you create models from readymade 3D parts and export them in USD format to apps like Blender and Maya.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

Popular alternative to ProBuilder for modeling, texturing and rigging 3D assets directly inside the Unity Editor is now available free.

Sunday, May 3rd, 2026

Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.

Friday, May 1st, 2026

Intuitive object and camera tracking tool for VFX and motion graphics is now available as a Houdini SOP, as well as a Blender and Nuke add-on.

Thursday, April 30th, 2026