Design Connected releases Connecter 1.7
Free standalone 3D asset browser with tight links to 3ds Max and Cinema 4D adds support for Substance materials.
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
Free Resources
Quixel ships Bridge 2019.2
VFX-focused update to the asset management tool for Megascans scan data adds USD support, plus new integration for Clarisse iFX.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
Download free texture de-lighting tool Agisoft De-Lighter
Handy standalone tool removes baked-in shadows from textures generated via photogrammetry.
Monday, July 8th, 2019
Download four new free Renderpeople 3D characters
Includes an animated male figure and two rigged female figures. Multiple common 3D formats; for commercial use.
Monday, July 8th, 2019
Get Alex Senechal's five free 10,000 x 5,000px studio HDRIs
Download five high-resolution synthetic HDRIs mimicking real-world studio lighting set-ups, for use in portfolio work.
Sunday, July 7th, 2019
Get Allan McKay's free Thanos VFX video training course
Destroy the Avengers antihero using 3ds Max, tyFlow and Phoenix FD in this epic set of free tutorials.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Download Justen Lazarro's free Ultimate Trim texturing tools
Neat add-ons automate Insomniac Games' fast environment asset workflow in 3ds Max, Blender and the Substance apps.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Yeti fur plugin goes back on sale in the United States
Popular Maya plugin on sale to US studios again - and with a 15% discount until 31 July to celebrate.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Deep FX releases Deep Rising FX 2.5
LightWave fluid simulation plugin gets new foam and white water system; improved memory usage.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Sketchfab's models of the month: June 2019
See the month's best real-time 3D models, like this Neon Genesis Evangelion-inspired scene. Download it free.
Monday, July 1st, 2019
Download Ten24's free hi-res 3D scan of a male human head
Get it from 3D Scan Store in ZTL, OBJ or FBX format, with up to 16,384 x 16,384-pixel PBR textures.
Thursday, June 27th, 2019
Tandent Vision Science launches Lightbrush Cloud
New online service splits images into surface colour and illumination maps, to create de-lighted textures.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
Act-3D releases Lumion 9.5
Free update to real-time archviz software improves Collada import, adds 50+ wood and brick materials. Pro users get new plant models.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019