Which CG applications support Apple's new M1 chips?

Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

RandomControl updates Maverick Indie and Studio

Both GPU renderers get new options for rendering animations, plus a free GPU benchmarking tool.

Monday, November 9th, 2020

Sneak peek: the Deform Stack in Otoy's Sculptron

Free GPU-based sculpting tool's new modifier stack will deform high-res meshes in near-real time.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

SideFX ships Houdini 18.5

Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Maxon ships Cinema 4D R23

Major update to Cinema 4D adds new character animation tools, better UV editing, and integrates the $399 Magic Bullet Looks suite.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.90

Latest update to the open-source 3D app brings major changes to sculpting, rendering and simulation.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

Adobe releases Medium 2.4

First Adobe release of the virtual reality sculpting tool adds features intended to help users create more complex sculpts, better FBX export.

Friday, August 28th, 2020

3d-io releases UV packing tool UV-Packer 3 for free

Download the new version of the powerful automated 3ds Max UV packing plugin completely free.

Thursday, August 27th, 2020

PolyCloth brings Blender-style cloth sculpting to 3ds Max

Jealous of the new cloth-sculpting tools in Blender and ZBrush? This physics-based add-on should help.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

Watch Gnomon's masterclass on creating a fantasy creature

Take a CG creature from concept to final render with Avengers artist Babak Bina's five-hour masterclass.

Monday, August 10th, 2020

Check out Nomad: a neat new iOS and Android sculpting app

Promising new app lets artists sculpt, paint and remesh detailed models on iPads or Android tablets.

Saturday, August 8th, 2020

Adobe releases Substance Painter 2020.2

3D texture painting software gets long-awaited ability to paint across UDIM tiles. Check out the other new features here.

Friday, July 24th, 2020

Reallusion ships July 2020 updates to digital human tools

Check out the new features in Character Creator 3.3, iClone 7.8 and the SkinGen Premium plugin.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020