Pixar ships RenderMan 22.6

Production renderer gets new Mari integration plugin, hdPrman plugin to render USD files, PxrCurvature for creating edge wear effects.

Monday, July 29th, 2019

Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2018.1

Texture painting tool gets new, decluttered UI, better 4K painting performance, option to drag and drop materials.

Friday, March 16th, 2018

Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.02 in beta

Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Leopoly adds voxel sculpting to Shapelab 2025

Summer 2025 update to the VR modeling app expands the new voxel engine for blocking out 3D forms. See the other new features.

Friday, June 13th, 2025

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.1

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and visualization software, including the new Attribute Transfer modifier..

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 20.0

Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

Movella releases mocap software Xsens Animate 2025

Software for processing data from inertial mocap systems gets separate new anatomy models for male and female actors.

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.0

Big update to the 3D clothing design tool adds a new fur material, new keyframe animation capabilities, and a modular garment library.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Unity 6.1: discover 5 key features for CG artists

See the key features in the game engine and real-time renderer, from better 3D water to Variable Rate Shading and Deferred+ rendering.

Friday, April 25th, 2025

NVIDIA open-sources PhysX's GPU simulation code

Real-time physics framework used in game engines and offline simulation tools for 3ds Max and Maya is now fully open-source.

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

Digital painting software Howler 2023 is now free to download

Get the 2023 version of the digital painting and animation app for free, then donate to help get the latest version released as freeware.

Sunday, April 13th, 2025

Reallusion unveils Character Creator 5

Check out the new features, price and release date for the next major update to the 3D character creation software for games and VFX.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025