Serif ships Affinity Photo 2.1

Free update makes 'hundreds of improvements' to the digital painting and image editing app, including to Brushes and Layers.

Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Enscape releases Enscape 3.5

Real-time visualisation software gets new global illumination system, customisable stock content, SpaceMouse support.

Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.15

Significant update to the production renderer adds beta support for AMD graphics cards, plus a new Distortion Utility shader.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Autodesk ships Maya 2024.1 and Maya Creative 2024.1

3D animation apps get new Hydra for Maya render delegate, plus updates to the LookdevX toolset.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2024.1

3D modelling and rendering app gets improvements to the Boolean modifier and to animation workflow.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.7.1

Maya multiphysics plugin gets better voxel smoothing, volume rendering, Component Tag support.

Monday, May 15th, 2023

Get 370+ free custom ZBrush brushes from XMD Source

Check out the latest brushes in this growing online library of assets for Maxon's digital sculpting software.

Sunday, May 14th, 2023

Cycles is coming to Modo

3D modelling software to integrate the physically based GPU renderer used in Blender via new Foundry-supported plugin Cycles4Modo.

Saturday, May 13th, 2023

Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists

Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.

Friday, May 12th, 2023

Nick Kallen ships Plasticity 1.1

Promising lightweight NURBS modeller gets on-screen measurements, auto-backup system, 3D text and STL export.

Friday, May 12th, 2023

Adobe releases After Effects 23.4

Compositing tool gets improved layer and 3D workflows, plus new tools for troubleshooting crashes.

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2023

Updated: perpetual licences of the 3D sculpting and retopology app now back down to their old price.

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

Free tool: Stable Houdini puts Stable Diffusion in Houdini

Use generative AI inside Houdini to create matte paintings or concept art based on simple 3D scenes.

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023