Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3.3

Check out the new features in former Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation work.

Sunday, February 15th, 2026

Autodesk releases Arnold 7.4.5

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including new shaders for non-photorealistic and motion graphics-style effects.

Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Open Image Denoise 3 will support temporal denoising

Long-awaited update will let you denoise animation properly with the CPU/GPU denoiser, used in apps like Blender and V-Ray.

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Storm HydroFX 1.0 is a GPU-based standalone FLIP fluid simulator

Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Vjaceslav Tissen releases Simply Cloth Studio 2.0 for Blender

Check out the new features in the latest version of the popular lightweight cloth simulation and 3D garment design add-on for Blender.

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Science.D.Visions releases 3DEqualizer4 8.1

First 2025 update to the high-end matchmoving app adds features for solving piggyback cameras, and a new Blender export script.

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.2 for Maya

Check out the changes to the Maya edition of the renderer, including a new displacement material, and a viewport live link to Vantage.

Saturday, December 13th, 2025

Chaos releases Vantage 3.1

Real-time ray tracing renderer is now available as a viewport renderer in Houdini, via a Hydra delegate. New smoke and fire simulator, too.

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

QuadSpinner unveils Gaea 3.0

Check out the features due in next year's major update to the terrain design app, including USD support and new Blender and Maya plugins.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

Esri releases CityEngine 2025.1

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new workflows for creating more complex forms for buildings.

Monday, December 8th, 2025

Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 20.3

Free update to the 3D compositor improves 3D rendering of shadow, reflect and refract layers, and improves performance and stability.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Get standalone GPU FLIP fluid solver Storm HydroFX free in beta

Promising new tool based exports liquid sims in Alembic format for use in other CG software. Now updated to support spray emission.

Monday, December 1st, 2025

Black Friday, Cyber Week and New Year deals for CG artists

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025