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animation

Promising add-on for the open-source 3D app generates large animated background crowds from a library of scanned 3D characters.

Monday, July 15th, 2024

Unconventional character rigging and animation tool is no longer being developed commercially, so you can now download it for free.

Sunday, July 14th, 2024

Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

Discover how to create an anime-style explosion effect in The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly game art tutorial.

Sunday, July 7th, 2024

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