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3D scanning

SketchUp edition of the renderer gets support for 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for lighting, and new material override options.

Thursday, December 12th, 2024

3D scanning firm Kiri Innovations' free add-on lets you edit 3DGS scan data inside Blender, and apply simple animated effects.

Tuesday, November 26th, 2024

Big update to the photogrammetry app adds USD export and new options aimed at games and VFX. Free to indie artists and studios.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

Promising lightweight add-on for creating 3D crowds for animation or visualization now lets you paint crowd characters into the scene.

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Latest major update to the renderer adds support for 3D Gaussian Splatting and luminaires, and updates V-Ray GPU and the VFB.

Thursday, October 31st, 2024

GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool gets new terrain sculpting and phasing animation systems, plus 3D Gaussian Splatting.

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

Tree-generation software gets new tools for pruning trees and adding 3D vines. Now available as a single edition for games and VFX.

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Neat free add-on from the developer of Kiri Engine lets you manipulate and render 3DGS scans directly inside Blender.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to process 3D scans of an actor for use in a FACS-based facial animation rig in Maya.

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

Master industry-standard workflow for creating digi doubles from raw scan data with The Gnomon Workshop's full beginner's guide.

Monday, September 16th, 2024

Neat open-source tool lets you crop and clean up 3DGS scan data in a standard web browser. Source code is available under an MIT license.

Monday, August 12th, 2024

iOS and Android scanning app now generates character rigs for the 3D models it generates. There are updates to the free edition, too.

Monday, July 29th, 2024

Online service recreates props and furniture for use in games and AR, and can be trialed for free. Now comes with a new iOS app.

Saturday, July 20th, 2024