Faceform releases Wrap 2024.11 and Wrap4D 2024.11
Check out the new features in the topology transfer tools for creating digital doubles and blendshapes from 3D scans of actors.
Friday, December 27th, 2024
3D scanning
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artists
Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2024.30
Check out the new features in the sculpting and retopology app, including integration with RealityCapture for photogrammetry.
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for SketchUp
SketchUp edition of the renderer gets support for 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for lighting, and new material override options.
Thursday, December 12th, 2024
3DGS Render 2.0 now lets you edit 3D Gaussian Splats in Blender
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
Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5
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
Check out Blender crowd animation add-on Population 2
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
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
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
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.9
GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool gets new terrain sculpting and phasing animation systems, plus 3D Gaussian Splatting.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Unity releases SpeedTree 10
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
Free tool: 3DGS Render renders 3D Gaussian Splats inside Blender
Neat free add-on from the developer of Kiri Engine lets you manipulate and render 3DGS scans directly inside Blender.
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
How to create facial blendshapes using photogrammetry
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
Tutorial: Creating Efficient Digital Doubles for VFX
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