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Inexpensive add-on adds animated crowds to 3D scenes for animation or visualization - now including a ragdoll system for action shots.

Thursday, March 12th, 2026

Read our FAQs on the free online stock asset markeplace from the creator of D5 Render, including its license conditions and stance on AI.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

Tool for auto-fitting 3D clothing to 3D characters gets new plugins for round-tripping assets to Unity and Unreal. Supports MetaHumans.

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

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

Friday, November 28th, 2025

[Sponsored] Discover how these ultra-realistic digital humans were created - and how you can buy one of 100 exclusive lifetime licenses.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Monday, November 17th, 2025

Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

New Linux version of the 3D clothing design software for VFX and game development adds a Python API for studios to automate repetitive tasks.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

Check out the stock resources, add-ons and even complete 3D scenes available for free in the Blender asset library. For commercial use.

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

Clothing design tool gets the option to create garment parts by drawing onto a 3D avatar, and an AI Pose Generator. See the other changes.

Thursday, August 21st, 2025

Dress MetaHumans faster with the new plugin to help round-trip data between Unreal Engine and the 3D clothing fitting tool. Free in beta.

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025

Epic's MetaHuman framework for creating 3D characters for games and VFX is out of early access. See its new features - and its new EULA.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

Big update to the 3D clothing design tool adds a new fur material, new keyframe animation capabilities, and a modular garment library.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025