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French movie trade organization CST's free tool offers an intuitive way to explore USD scenes. Now plays back animations in USD scenes, too.

Sunday, September 8th, 2024

iClone update extends the real-time animation tool's crowd simulations with smart props and accessories. See all the new features here.

Saturday, September 7th, 2024

Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver, including support for height fields as collision sources.

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

Master make-up concept workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial, recorded by Wētā Workshop's Johnny Fraser-Allen.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

Check out Reblika's promising all-in-one standalone app for creating ultra-detailed 3D characters for games and animation.

Friday, August 30th, 2024

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

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

Eye-catching app makes it easy to dress 3D characters, auto-fitting 'any 3D wearable' to any bipedal avatar. See what's due in the 2.0 update.

Monday, August 26th, 2024

Master real-world production workflows in Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced tutorial in visual effects compositing.

Sunday, August 25th, 2024

Game engine gets support for multi-bounce lighting, OpenXR, and USD export. Free for use on projects earning under $100,000/year.

Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

Intuitive tool for creating low-poly 3D models in virtual reality gets new lease of life as open-source app Open Blocks.

Sunday, August 18th, 2024

Open-source app for creating 3D sketches and concept designs in virtual reality gets improved export to Blender and other 3D software.

Saturday, August 17th, 2024

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shader editing, animation and rendering.

Friday, August 16th, 2024