10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.24
See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from landscape editing to 3D text.
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
Free Resources
Download 20 free ActionVFX stock clips of lightning strikes
Get 60fps clips of lightning strikes in ProRes 4444 format at 2K or 4K resolution. For commercial use.
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
Get 50+ free hybrid scans of leaves, twigs and stones
Download 53 'Atlases' of debris objects from Substance Source in .sbsar format. For commercial use.
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
Autodesk ships Arnold 6.0
Long-awaited GPU rendering system Arnold GPU now out of beta and ready for production use. Subs prices down for single users.
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Adobe acquires Medium
Firm acquires VR modelling and painting app from Facebook. Some staff to move to Adobe to work on the 'next generation of 3D tools'.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Crunchy Creatives ships Physics Now! 2.0
Free update to the After Effects physics plugin lets users link simulation objects into assemblies.
Friday, December 6th, 2019
Rizom-Lab releases RizomUV 2019.1 VS and RS
UV unwrapping tools for DCC work and product design now run on Linux as well as Windows, macOS.
Friday, December 6th, 2019
StemCell converts 3ds Max, Maya files to UE4 and Unity
Updated: TurboSquid tech converts files in the native format of one 3D app to that of another. Now also exports USDZ files.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R21.1
Update adds support for Redshift materials within the node-based material system, and restores the option to view help files offline.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Otoy unveils Sculptron
Check out this new GPU-based tool for sculpting animation caches or converting them to volumes, available as a free public alpha.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2020.1 in public preview
GPU renderer gets updated RTX acceleration, new spectral sky and daylight system, ACES support.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Sketchfab's models of the month: November 2019
See the month's best real-time 3D models: several available as free downloads, like this detailed mech.
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
The best Black Friday and winter 2019 deals for CG artists
Save money this month with these great seasonal deals on CG software, hardware and assets.
Friday, November 29th, 2019