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Sunday, January 12th, 2020

Updated: Create, shade and render particle effects via higx's versatile BlinkScript-based point renderer.

Monday, January 6th, 2020

Free app provides an interesting range of features, particularly for vector and motion design work.

Friday, January 3rd, 2020

Otoy's new Metal-based version of OctaneRender to run on the Intel chips in MacBook Pros as well as the AMD GPUs in Mac desktops.

Thursday, January 2nd, 2020

First update to the unusual sketch-based modelling tool in six years adds new mesh deformation and Boolean features, plus SVG import.

Saturday, December 28th, 2019

Shot layout and look dev tool gets new firefly filtering system, better handling of Light Path Expressions.

Friday, December 27th, 2019

Use the entire Megascans library for free in Unreal Engine via the newly rewritten, C++ based UE4 plugin for Quixel's asset manager.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

Updated: Free GPU renderer's new hybrid rasterised/ray traced mode now works on AMD Polaris GPUs on Windows.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

Cut-down edition of ZBrush gets long-awaited new features like SubTool folders and Sculptris Pro.

Sunday, December 22nd, 2019

Material-authoring software to get new colour management tools, new curvature baker, and UX updates.

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

Big update to the 3D painting app adds support for Photoshop .abr brushes, automatic UV unwrapping.

Wednesday, December 18th, 2019

Game engine gets a new automated system for bundling assets for release with a game, plus new texture debugging features.

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from landscape editing to 3D text.

Sunday, December 15th, 2019