Blender 3.3 LTS ships

See our pick of the 5 key new features in the open-source 3D software, from new hair grooming tools to better planar tracking.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Maya 2023

Master modelling, animation, lighting and rendering in Maya with this three-part series of tutorials.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2022

Material Maker 1.0 is out

Hotly tipped open-source material authoring and 3D texture painting app gets its milestone 1.0 release. Check out all of its new features.

Sunday, July 24th, 2022

SideFX releases Houdini 19.5

Read a detailed run-down of new features in the procedural 3D app, including updates to simulation, creature effects, Solaris and Karma.

Thursday, July 21st, 2022

Chaos releases Chaos Vantage 1.8

Check out the new features in the real-time tool for exploring V-Ray scenes, like the new cloud system.

Monday, July 18th, 2022

Blender 3.2 ships

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.

Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

Inkscape 1.2 ships

Open-source vector design tool gets batch image export, support for multi-page documents, plus a lot of workflow improvements.

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022

Discover five key features for CG artists in Unity 2022.1

See Unity's new tools for material variants and splines, and updates to 2D art and virtual production.

Friday, May 13th, 2022

Nevercenter ships Silo 2021.5 and Milo 2021.4

Check out the new features in the lightweight Sub-D modelling app and its new real-time renderer.

Monday, March 28th, 2022

Blender 3.1 ships

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Blender 3.0 ships

Updated: see our pick of the five key changes in this milestone release of the open-source 3D app, from Cycles X to the Pose Library.

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

ArmorPaint 0.8 ships

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Quixel ships Mixer 2021.1.2

Latest update extends the free material creation software's handling of UDIMs and texture sets. See all of the new features here.

Thursday, September 2nd, 2021