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animation

Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

Browser-based tool lets you create animations for humanoid characters by typing text prompts. Free in open beta, including for commercial use

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

Discover how MPC created its 266 VFX shots for the sci-fi movie, including the spectacular Planet Fall sequence.

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

Download a 3D model of part of Tokyo in 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya, FBX and OBJ format, with 4K textures. For commercial use.

Sunday, June 16th, 2024

Discover how to create production-quality rigs for four-legged creatures in The Gnomon Workshop's Maya masterclass.

Saturday, June 15th, 2024

Compositing and editorial applications get new 3D 'Time Ops' features, and updates to BlinkScript, OpenAssetIO and the AI tools.

Friday, June 14th, 2024

See all the key features in the next major update to Houdini, from modeling, animation and simulation to the COPERNICUS framework.

Friday, June 14th, 2024

Epic Games' new Game Animation Sample includes a library of 'AAA-quality' motion-captured animations for use in your own projects.

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

Updated: online marketplace's 10th birthday giveaway has now ended, but you can still see the add-ons it featured on the offer page.

Tuesday, June 11th, 2024

Master concept design workflows for games with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass in Blender and Substance 3D Modeler.

Sunday, June 9th, 2024

Major update to the Maya crowds tool adds new workflows for creating shots without simulation, and a new UE5-style ML Deformer.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

New open shading model intended to supersede both Adobe and Autodesk's standard materials reaches its milestone 1.0 release.

Wednesday, June 5th, 2024