Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.5

Material authoring and 3D capture software can now send materials directly to 3ds Max, Blender, Maya, Unity and Unreal Engine 5.

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2.2

Real-time lighting design software can now 'paint' highlights and shadows directly into interactive renders from Blender.

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.8

Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including the new AI Enhancer, Sunlight Caustics and better translucent materials.

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

Browser-based 3D modeling app Womp is now in beta

Check out the new features in the intuitive online modeling app, including the option to upload files from Blender. Can be used for free.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

Dimension 5 Techs unveils D5 Render 2.7

Check out the new features in the real-time ray tracing renderer, including the D5 Scatter tool - and new AI tools, including Text to 3D.

Friday, April 26th, 2024

Blockade Labs launches Skybox AI Model 3

Big update to the browser-based generative AI tool makes it possible to create 8K 360° environments from text prompts or sketches

Friday, April 19th, 2024

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.4

Check out the new features in the animation and motion graphics software, including a complete new particle simulation toolset.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

Free resource: The Best 3D Turntable

Create professional-quality turntable renders of your 3D models for your portfolio with VFX artist Cristian Spagnuolo's handy Maya template.

Sunday, April 7th, 2024

Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2

Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design software, including new shadow modes for the signature LightPaint system.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

Adobe releases After Effects 24.2

Overhaul of the compositing app's 3D toolset continues, with the option to import 3D models in OBJ format and environment maps as EXR files.

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.3

Material authoring and 3D capture tool gets new Texture Generators to add procedural noise to materials. Perpetual licenses discontinued.

Friday, January 26th, 2024

Blockade Labs rolls out Skybox AI 0.9

Online tool for generating 360° environments from text prompts or sketches now generates 3D world meshes as well as 2D skyboxes.

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.6

Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.

Friday, December 15th, 2023