Cebas launches finalFluid for 3ds Max

Check out the new GPU-based real-time fire and smoke simulator, now available in free public beta.

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022

See the first Threadripper Pro 5000 WX Series workstation

New Lenovo ThinkStation P620 will be the first place you can try the latest AMD Threadripper Pro CPUs.

Friday, March 11th, 2022

10 subtle mistakes to avoid in character animation

Pixar animator Eddy Okba reveals the subtle errors that even experienced artists often miss.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

CLO Virtual Fashion updates Marvelous Designer 11

New update to the 3D clothing design tool improves FBX export, adds support for UDIM file naming.

Friday, February 25th, 2022

Download free virtual reality 3D sketching app Open Brush

Create concept art and VR assets using this promising open-source successor to Google's Tilt Brush.

Thursday, February 24th, 2022

Discover how to create hi-res custom trees with SpeedTree

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create hero-quality assets with the tree authoring tool.

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Download over 90 free 3D models from RenderCrate

Free assets include this modular kit of 3D parts for medieval castles. FBX format, 8K PBR textures, commercial use.

Sunday, February 13th, 2022

Check out real-time hair creation tool Fiber Shop 2

Interesting standalone app authors fibre- or card-based hair for use in game engines and real-time apps.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Chaos ships V-Ray 5 for Unreal Update 1

Plugin for importing V-Ray scenes into Unreal Engine gets support for render relighting, skeletal meshes.

Monday, January 31st, 2022

ToolChefs ships AtomsUnreal 3.0 in beta

Unreal Engine plugin for the Atoms Crowd simulation system gets support for runtime variation and 'XPU animation'.

Friday, January 28th, 2022

Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics

Buyout of leading character rigging and simulation tools developer strengthens Unity's portfolio of digital human and creature tech.

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

Download 32 free mocap moves and 4 rigged characters

Get free rigged 3D characters and mocap moves from Reallusion's ActorCore library. FBX format, for commercial use.

Monday, January 24th, 2022

5 steps to creating convincing photorealistic 3D portraits

Discover how to model, texture and light ultra-realistic 3D characters with tips from leading CG artists.

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022