Download BtoA: the free Arnold plugin for Blender
Community-made plugin lets you render Blender animations, VFX and visualisations in Autodesk's Arnold renderer.
Friday, July 15th, 2022
animation
iToo Software releases Forest Pack 7.4.3 for 3ds Max
Scattering plugin gets support for V-Ray 6, plus new options for replacing scene objects by name.
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2022.2
Real-time visualisation software gets new HDRI backdrop system, and physics-based layout tools.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Preview: Blender's new hair tools and viewport compositor
Check out the curve-based hair system due in Blender 3.3, and the upcoming real-time compositor.
Monday, July 11th, 2022
Red9 releases major update to Red9 ProPack for Maya
Suite of rig management and character animation tools brings AAA workflows to indie artists.
Monday, July 4th, 2022
Maxon ships Cinema 4D S26.1
Subscriber-only release updates Cinema 4D's cloth simulation tools and node UI, and adds new HDRIs, textures and Redshift materials.
Thursday, June 30th, 2022
Download Epic Games' free Animation Field Guide
New free 120-page e-book provides an overview of real-time production with Unreal Engine.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022
Adobe releases Character Animator 22.5
Puppet animation tool gets new free-to-use Starter mode, available to anyone with an Adobe account.
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022
Autodesk ships Maya 2023.1
3D animation software gets updates to Boolean modelling, vertex painting and HumanIK, plus new C++ SDK in Bifrost for Maya.
Thursday, June 16th, 2022
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.1
3D modelling and rendering tool gets new spline extrusion workflow, plus updates to key modifiers.
Thursday, June 16th, 2022
Blender 3.2 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4
Updated with new video: check out the new features in this big update to the character creation software.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Reallusion ships iClone 8
Updated with new video: check out the new features in this major update to the real-time animation software, along with its new pricing.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022