Godot 3.2 ships

Leading open-source game engine gets revamped shader editor, glTF 2.0 and FBX import, and a new pseudo-3D system for 2D games.

Thursday, January 30th, 2020

Get promising free low-poly 3D modeling tool Dust3D

Neat ultra-lightweight tool creates low-poly games assets, complete with automated character rigs.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020

Adobe acquires Medium

Firm acquires VR modelling and painting app from Facebook. Some staff to move to Adobe to work on the 'next generation of 3D tools'.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

StemCell converts 3ds Max, Maya files to UE4 and Unity

Updated: TurboSquid tech converts files in the native format of one 3D app to that of another. Now also exports USDZ files.

Thursday, December 5th, 2019

Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.15 for 3ds Max and Blender

Tool for converting 3D scenes into browser apps adds support for game controllers - from VR devices to steering wheels.

Friday, October 4th, 2019

Free 3D viewer Emb3D adds option to display models in AR

iOS and Android model viewer gets augmented reality support, plus new web app and cloud services.

Monday, September 30th, 2019

Blender 2.80 ships

Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

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

Adobe ships Dimension CC 2.3

Rendering and compositing tool for graphic designers gets new widget for aligning objects automatically, option to publish scenes online.

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

Quixel ships Bridge 2019.2

VFX-focused update to the asset management tool for Megascans scan data adds USD support, plus new integration for Clarisse iFX.

Wednesday, July 10th, 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

Epic Games releases Unreal Studio 4.22

Real-time visualisation platform gets hardware-accelerated ray tracing, option to import simple 3ds Max animations.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Luxion ships KeyShot 8.2

Latest update to the renderer adds the option to pause offline renders, better support for Alembic files, and network rendering on Linux.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019