SideFX just released Houdini 22
Check out the latest features in Houdini, from a complete new 3D Gaussian Splatting toolset to major updates to KineFX and Copernicus.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
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Blender 5.2 LTS is here: discover its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Esri releases CityEngine 2026
Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new tools for creating street layouts, and a Python 3 API.
Monday, July 13th, 2026
Abstract updates InstaLOD 2026
Check out the new features in this powerful set of geometry optimization tools for games and VFX work. Free to indie artists.
Monday, July 13th, 2026
Howler 2027 is out with new 3D rendering environment Howler 3D
Check out the new features in the digital painting and animation software, including a new physically based rendering environment.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Houdini
Houdini edition of the renderer gets support for relighting Gaussian splats, better volume rendering, tighter integration with Solaris.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
Tutorial: create cliff materials in Substance 3D Designer
Discover how to create game-ready materials with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to modern environment art workflows.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Maya
Maya edition of the renderer gets support for AMD GPU rendering, and better support for Bifrost and rendering 3D Gaussian Splats.
Friday, July 10th, 2026
Zibra AI launches new real-time VFX technology ZibraGDS
New tech compresses geometry caches from destruction, cloth and liquid sims by 'up to 92%' for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026
Try ByHand, Truong CG Artist's free digital sculpting software
Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.4
Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including updates to 3D Gaussian Splatting and the Neural Radiance Cache.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
Reallusion releases Headshot 3.1
Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
Mixos lets you paint PBR textures in your web browser
New online tool lets you paint textures directly onto 3D models, or create new PBR materials by remixing a library of CC0 assets.
Friday, July 3rd, 2026