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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

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

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 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

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

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

Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

See the the new features in the physically based GPU renderers, including a new cutaway render system and fSpy camera matching.

Friday, July 31st, 2026

Check out the changes to the AI video mocap add-on for iClone, like support for CC5 HD characters, control curves, and AMD GPUs.

Friday, July 31st, 2026

Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

Successor to the popular PSA add-on adds true spectral atmospheres to Blender scenes - complete with real-world air pollution effects.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026

New path tracing render mode lets users render 3D characters inside Reallusion's software with 'near-offline render quality'.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026

Latest open-source version of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2 adds work-in-progress MaterialX support.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026