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Get the DNEG Lead Animator's neat free creature rig, licensed for use in portfolio work, and supplied as a Maya MB scene file.

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Read our FAQs on the pricing and licensing changes to the popular online library of 3D scans for games, VFX and visualization work.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

Compositing Academy's neat free VFX tool offers a simple way to create flows of energy and light, or art direct stock FX elements.

Monday, October 21st, 2024

Jesse Miettinen's versatile Geometry Nodes set-ups generate procedural 3D buildings, trees, ivy - and even car animation rigs - inside Blender.

Sunday, October 20th, 2024

Grab the files for the lead character and environment from the beautiful real-time demo for the new graphics and simulation features in Unity 6.

Friday, October 18th, 2024

Open-source vector design tool gets improvements to workflow with filters, fonts and color palettes, and support for Affinity Designer files.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

Get over 30 free 3D scans of desert plants, rocks and ground materials in Blender, FBX and USD format, and 10 16K HDRIs. CC0 license.

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Sizeable update to the open-source game engine adds a new mobile render pipeline, and lets you create games without a C++ compiler.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024

Scans Factory's Temples of Cambodia asset pack comprises 120+ 3D scans of ruined temples for use in virtual production and VFX.

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Handy add-on uses position data to add imperfections to renders from 3D applications like Blender, Houdini and Maya within Nuke.

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

Neat free add-on from the developer of Kiri Engine lets you manipulate and render 3DGS scans directly inside Blender.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

Now available for Mac: get access to 150+ free 3D models and materials for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and UE5 with KitBash3D's asset browser

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Lightweight Geometry Nodes setup provides a quick way to add background crowds to scenes for animation or motion graphics work.

Monday, September 23rd, 2024