Blender 3.1 to introduce native Metal support in Cycles
New macOS backend unveiled as Apple becomes a Corporate Patron of the Blender Development Fund.
Sunday, October 17th, 2021
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Arnold and V-Ray win Engineering Emmy Awards
Renderers win primetime Emmy Awards alongside crowd simulation tools Massive and Golaem Crowd.
Monday, October 11th, 2021
Watch VIEW Conference 2021 for free
See the international VFX and animation conference free online, or in person in Turin from 17-22 October 2021.
Sunday, October 10th, 2021
Rookies 2021 rankings reveal world's best CG schools
The US's SCAD places first overall. See the category winners for animation, game design and VFX.
Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
Autodesk adds Resource Planning Views to ShotGrid
Production tracking system's new high-level overviews show which artists in a studio are over- or under-worked.
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
Discover how to clean up 3D scans for production
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to prepare 3D scans for use in production pipelines.
Monday, September 27th, 2021
Autodesk ships Maya 2022.2
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and animation software, including new scaling controls for the Solidify deformer.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022.2
Update overhauls UV workflow, and improves USD export and support for tablet pen pressure.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Eye candy: Chaos's 2021 V-Ray showreel
See the best VFX and animation work created with V-Ray, plus tech breakdowns of the key projects.
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R25
3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Check out neat free 2D animation package VPaint
Open-source tool creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms. Help Kickstart its successor apps.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Eye candy: Epic Games' new 'Slay' Unreal Engine demo
Watch the action-packed CG short, then download its fully rigged and animated lead character for free.
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
New Blender 3.0 release date announced
Milestone update to the open-source 3D software now due for a stable release early in December.
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021