Sparseal adds SDF modeling to Uniform 1.4

Big update to the iPad app for creating 3D models for games and concept art adds SDF modeling system and 3D printing features.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

Free tool: get character animation from Cinema 4D to Unreal Engine

Big update to the Cineware for Unreal plugin makes it possible to transfer rigged and animated characters to Unreal Engine 5.5.

Sunday, April 6th, 2025

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1

Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

Free add-on Paint System 'turns Blender into Photoshop'

Updated for version 1.2: Intuitive layer-based texture painting add-on for Blender now supports shader layers and texture baking.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

See five great VFX breakdowns from the 2025 V-Ray showreel

See breakdowns of five key movies, TV series, cinematics and animated shorts created in V-Ray from Chaos's latest showreel.

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

Check out this GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide Deformer

DNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic skin sliding without tissue simulation. Free to try on personal projects.

Monday, January 20th, 2025

Download SideFX's free Project Greylight toolkit for Houdini

Free tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Nevercenter releases Silo 2024.3 and Milo 2024.0

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, including modifiers for Boolean modeling, extrusion and replication.

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2024.1

Discover the new features in the latest version of the GPU renderer - and which features are now scheduled for future releases.

Saturday, September 21st, 2024

Apple unveils its new M4 chip

Check out the key specs for the fourth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Octane X and Affinity Photo.

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

The Glaze Project releases anti-AI 'style cloaking' tool Glaze 2.0

Free tool to prevent generative AI models from learning artists' personal styles from online images is now faster and more robust.

Monday, April 15th, 2024

Foundry ships Modo 17.0

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app in the first major update since Foundry's reboot of its development strategy.

Monday, March 4th, 2024

Foundry releases Mari 7.0

3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes

Monday, December 4th, 2023