New CG software you may have missed: 9 August 2026
Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.
Sunday, August 9th, 2026
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Free tutorial: Design Mechs in VR Using Substance 3D Modeler
Master virtual reality sculpting workflows for concept art and hard-surface design with The Gnomon Workshop's concise tutorial.
Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.2 with animation layers
Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Armature is a free AI-assisted standalone character rigging tool
Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.9.1
See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
See FutureWorks' VFX breakdown for Indian epic Kantara: Chapter 1
Check out the studio's breakdown of its VFX for the epic mythological fantasy, the second-highest-grossing Indian movie of 2025.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Is BiteTheBytes' Material Creator the new Substance 3D Designer?
See what we know about the World Creator developer's promising upcoming node-based material authoring app for games and VFX.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
See EDI's high-octane VFX breakdown for Motorvalley
Check out the Italian studio's breakdown of the CG cars and eye-catching stunt effects for the Netflix motor sport drama.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Get 60,000+ free 3D assets for Maya, Godot and Rhino
Formerly Blender-only asset library Blendkit is now available to users of other CG software. Check out its free 3D models, materials, and HDRIs.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Volinga Plugin Pro lets you relight 4DGS data inside Unreal Engine
Updated: UE5 plugin is a 'major leap' in Gaussian Splatting workflows for VFX and virtual production. Check out its key features.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Motion graphics tool Caddis 1.0 puts a node graph in every layer
Motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative is now out of beta - and features new tracking, instancing and shading systems.
Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Autodesk open-sources Golaem for Houdini and Unreal Engine
Add-ons for loading caches from the Maya crowd simulation add-on now available under an Apache 2.0 license, alongside Golaem 9.3.2.
Monday, August 3rd, 2026
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 2026
Get up to speed with the digital sculpting software with Madeleine Scott-Spencer's popular training course, updated for ZBrush 2026.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026