Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2017.3

Texture-painting tool gets export to Adobe's Project Felix, glTF 2.0 support, new Auto-Backup plugin.

Friday, September 29th, 2017

5 key features in Blender 3.5

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

Autodesk joins Khronos Group

FBX developer to join open standards body's 3D Formats Working Group to support development of the glTF file format.

Thursday, July 25th, 2019

Esri ships CityEngine 2019.0

Procedural city generation software gets support for PBR materials, glTF export, improved integration with Houdini and Unreal Studio.

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.5 for 3ds Max and Blender

Tool for converting 3D scenes into WebGL apps relaxes restrictions on physical materials; adds anisotropic texture filtering.

Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

Godot team ships Godot 3.0

Big update to the open-source game engine to add new PBR renderer, new audio engine, visual scripting, and early VR support.

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

Adobe unveils new 'true 3D' workspace in After Effects

Latest public beta lets users render 3D models directly inside the compositing software, using the new Advanced 3D renderer.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Adobe releases After Effects 23.4

Compositing tool gets improved layer and 3D workflows, plus new tools for troubleshooting crashes.

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

MaterialX 1.38.7 adds graph editor, native Metal support

Check out the changes to the open standard for materials and look dev data, widely used in VFX software.

Tuesday, April 25th, 2023

Sketchfab's models of the month: April 2023

See the month's best 3D models, including free downloadable interior scenes, props and cars.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Sketchfab's models of the month: March 2023

See the month's best 3D models, from anime astronouts to free 3D plants, weapons and environments

Sunday, March 19th, 2023

Light Engine releases Light Tracer Render 2.6

Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.

Friday, March 17th, 2023

Sketchfab's models of the month: January 2023

See the month's best new models, including free downloadable cars, machines and this hippo character.

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023