Polycam gets new AI-based 360 Capture system

Mobile 3D scanning app's new mode captures 360° environments on phones without 360° cameras.

Friday, June 2nd, 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

F3D 2.0 is a free, lightweight ray traced 3D model viewer

Neat open-source tool displays 3D models or point clouds in common formats on Windows, Linux, macOS.

Thursday, May 4th, 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

Use NeRFs in Unreal Engine with Luma AI's new plugin

Get volumetric captures into UE5 to use as props or environments with the plugin, currently free in alpha.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2023.2

3D animation and motion graphics app gets new Thicken generator, updates to Pyro simulations and the Commander.

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

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

Left Angle launches Autograph Creator

Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.

Monday, March 27th, 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

Download the entire city of New York in 3D for free

Download any part of Geopipe's 3D reconstruction of NYC in standard 3D formats. For commercial use.

Sunday, February 12th, 2023

Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.0

Major update to the material authoring tool adds intuitive new AI-assisted 3D scanning toolset.

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023

Kinetix launches Kinetix Studio 2.0

Free browser-based AI mocap platform now supports animation style transfer and motion blending.

Sunday, January 29th, 2023

Download open-source VR sketching tool Open Brush 2.0

Big update to the free app adds a layers system, pressure sensitivity and new options for mixed reality.

Friday, January 27th, 2023