Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Style3D Atelier and Simulator

Check out this promising new 3D clothing design tool for VFX and game development, and its Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

Check out award-winning iOS virtual production tool Cyclops AR

iPad Simulcam app used on The Mandalorian and House of the Dragon is now available on the App Store to studios of all sizes.

Thursday, August 15th, 2024

Chaos ends perpetual licenses of crowd animation tool anima

Perpetual anima Pro licenses and sales of individual metropoly 3D stock characters discontinued in favor of anima All subscriptions.

Friday, August 2nd, 2024

Free tool: Character Creator Auto Setup for 3ds Max

Reallusion's free add-on readies characters exported from Character Creator and iClone for rendering in 3ds Max with Arnold or V-Ray.

Wednesday, July 24th, 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

Get artist-friendly 3D animation software Akeystu for free

Unconventional character rigging and animation tool is no longer being developed commercially, so you can now download it for free.

Sunday, July 14th, 2024

tyFlow 1.111 integrates Stable Diffusion into 3ds Max

Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

Golaem releases crowd animation tool Golaem 9

Major update to the Maya crowds tool adds new workflows for creating shots without simulation, and a new UE5-style ML Deformer.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Autodesk buys Wonder Studio developer Wonder Dynamics

Maya developer snaps up the startup behind the much-discussed AI-based online VFX platform. Read our FAQs on the buyout.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Download new free standalone UV packing tool Packer-IO

New app makes the automated UV packing tech behind 3d-io's popular UV-Packer plugins available to users of any DCC software.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

Chip Render is on a mission to democratize cloud rendering

[Sponsored] Discover how the award-winning firm is bringing cost-effective, eco-friendly online rendering to 3D artists worldwide.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

RealityCapture is now free to indie artists and studios

Popular photogrammetry software is now free to users with revenue under $1 million/year. Check out the other changes in RealityCapture 1.4.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

Twinmotion is now free to indie artists and studios

Real-time visualization tool is free for commercial use to anyone earning under $1 million/year. See what else is new in Twinmotion 2023.2.4.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024