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Get 10 spherical HDR images at 6,000 x 2,900 pixel resolution free for non-commercial use.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Discover how to preserve crisp shadows in your V-Ray renders in Matt Guetta's exclusive tutorial.

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Update to Lightmap's HDRI-design software provides real-time lighting tools to users of Autodesk products.

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Promising 'minimalist 3D sculpting' tool runs in a browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, and as an iPad app. Free for personal use.

Monday, March 30th, 2026

New real-time engine replaces Redshift RT, and was developed in parallel with the new Vectorworks edition of the renderer.

Thursday, March 19th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the real-time lighting design tool, including energy-conserving light scaling, and support for OCIO 2.5.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Check out the new features in this major update to the GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool and its new lightweight edition.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

Check out the new features in the popular hard surface modeling tool, including a new instancing system, and shareable web previews.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

Free update to the 3D compositor improves 3D rendering of shadow, reflect and refract layers, and improves performance and stability.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a new viewport renderer, and initial support for quadrupeds.

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including ORBX export to OctaneRender and a new Godot integration plugin.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

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