Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.05

Open-source game engine gets new animation synthesis system, 'remixable materials', updates to the Atom renderer.

Friday, May 13th, 2022

BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2022.2

GPU-based terrain generation app gets new Fast Render mode, plus bridge tools for Unity and UE4.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

JangaFX releases EmberGen 0.7.5.5

Update to the real-time gaseous fluid simulator adds support for Wacom tablets, EXR backplates.

Thursday, March 17th, 2022

5 tools updates you may have missed in December 2021

Including support for hair rendering in Redshift RT, plus ArtEngine, HitFilm and ftrack Studio updates.

Monday, January 3rd, 2022

Otoy unveils Octane 2022

Check out next year's roadmap for the GPU renderer, and the new features in OctaneRender 2022.1 XB0, the first public preview build.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

Godot 3.4 ships

Open-source game engine gets better tonemapping, new UI theme editor, glTF export for editing scenes in DCC apps like Blender.

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

SideFX releases Houdini 19

Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

ArmorPaint 0.8 ships

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

D5 Render 1.9 ships

Dimension 5's rapidly evolving RTX-accelerated GPU renderer for 3ds Max and Blender gets new time-and-latitude based sky system.

Friday, May 28th, 2021

How I started a new VFX studio with Nuke Indie

[Promotion] NOX VFX founder Henrique Reginato reveals the opportunities Nuke Indie unlocks for freelance artists.

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Black Friday and winter 2020 deals for CG artists

Updated: Check out our list of great seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.

Monday, November 30th, 2020

Create free, facially rigged CG characters with MB-Lab 1.7.8

Promising open-source tool can now create 3D characters licensed for use in commercial games work.

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

JangaFX releases EmberGen 0.5.5

Real-time gaseous fluid simulator gets neat new GPU particle system for finer, wispier smoke effects.

Friday, July 17th, 2020