5 tools updates you may have missed in November 2021

See what's new in RenderMan, Redshift, Enscape, R3DS Wrap and Render Manager 2 for 3ds Max.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

Sketchfab's models of the month: October 2021

See the month's best real-time 3D models, from an array of anime art to a free vintage motorbike model.

Monday, November 1st, 2021

Serif ships Affinity Photo 1.10.3 and Affinity Designer 1.10.3

Image-editing and vector design apps get 'stunning' speed boosts on Apple M1 Pro and Max chips.

Monday, October 25th, 2021

Group test: AMD and Nvidia professional GPUs - 2021

See how Nvidia and AMD's current pro GPUs perform in real-world tests, from modeling to rendering.

Thursday, October 14th, 2021

Rookies 2021 rankings reveal world's best CG schools

The US's SCAD places first overall. See the category winners for animation, game design and VFX.

Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

cebas ships thinkingParticles 7 for 3ds Max

Powerful multiphysics plugin gets new MPM solvers to simulate granular fluids like sand and snow.

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

hdRstr ray traces thousands of area lights in real time

Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Weta Digital unveils WetaH

New cloud service to provide studios of all sizes with access to the Academy Award-winning VFX facility's in-house Houdini tools.

Saturday, August 28th, 2021

Master the art of grooming CG hair in XGen

Create hair for a male character in Maya's XGen toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, August 22nd, 2021

Adobe discontinues Photoshop's 3D features

Still available in current builds for a 'short time', but users are advised to switch to the Substance apps.

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

Redshift gets new 'Easy' UI

Redshift 3.0.51 update streamlines the GPU renderer's user interface. Blender plugin gets support for OSL shaders and UDIM textures.

Thursday, August 12th, 2021

Nvidia unveils RTX A2000

New $450 cellphone-sized 6GB GPU is Nvidia's smallest and cheapest Ampere workstation card. Check out its key technical specs.

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021

Discover how to create killer 3D creature concepts

Find out how to model and texture this Viper Dragon in The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Saturday, July 31st, 2021