Chaos ships V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max Update 2
Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
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LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023
Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Adobe releases Photoshop 25.2 and Photoshop on the iPad 5.3
Check out the workflow changes in the desktop edition of the image editing software, and the generative AI tools in the tablet edition.
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Unity ends services agreement with Wētā FX: 265 staff laid off
Firms to end deal struck in 2021 when Unity acquired Weta Digital's in-house VFX technology and engineering staff.
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Otoy unveils the Octane 2024 product roadmap
Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Tutorial: Large-Scale Cinematic Destruction in Houdini
Master professional procedural techniques for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive Houdini tutorial.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Tutorial: Game Animation - From Concept to Unity
Master professional game animation workflows in Maya and Unity with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive tutorial.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
Download three free smoke and explosion VDBs from ActionVFX
Get a free explosion, smoke plume and meteor trail from ActionVFX's new library of stock .vdb files, with a Blender fire and smoke shader.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
Check out 3DCoat's new Live Booleans system
Sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software can now perform Boolean operations interactively, even on dense meshes.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
Physical Open Waters generates oceans in Blender in real time
Physical Addons' promising plugin generates photorealistic animated ocean surfaces, and is lightweight enough to run on a laptop.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
Blender.org recovering from the largest cyberattack in its history
Main Blender website and downloads of the open-source 3D app restored after DDoS attack, but online documentation still down.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
GeoTracker for Blender is now production-ready
Check out the new features in the stable release of the inuitive 3D tracking tool, like automatic texture extraction and video stablilization.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023