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The open-source 3D software's first ever Long Term Support release comes packed with new features. Check them out here.

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

All three applications to support hardware-accelerated ray tracing on Nvidia's RTX GPUs in future.

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

Place, edit and annotate assets in virtual and mixed reality with this neat open-source user interface.

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Read the Blender Foundation's pick of the top dev projects, from the Eevee PBR viewport renderer to 'Animation 2020'.

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Check out the feature set for the new, not-quite-PBR real-time render engine due in Blender 2.8 this year.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

Blender 2.69 ships

Updated: Open-source 3D tool gets option to import FBX files, plus new hair shader and plane tracking.

Monday, November 4th, 2013

Blender 2.60 ships

Leading open-source 3D package gets new audio and mocap tools. More bi-monthly updates to follow.

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Read our FAQs on what the buyout of the AI orchestration and generative AI tools firm means for users of Foundry apps like Nuke.

Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Poser 14 is out

Update to the veteran figure-posing software streamlines materials and environment workflow, but removes the Cloth Room and macOS edition.

Monday, January 5th, 2026

Check out the features due in next year's major update to the terrain design app, including USD support and new Blender and Maya plugins.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

Try this browser-based tool for generating animated 3D avatars from video footage, photos or real-world measurements. Free in beta.

Thursday, August 29th, 2024

Check out this promising new 3D clothing design tool for VFX and game development, and its Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

Promising AI-based virtual projection app extracts actors from video and relights them to match a new background. Try it free in beta.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2024

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