Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
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You can now sell MetaHumans, or use them in Unity or Godot
Epic's MetaHuman framework for creating 3D characters for games and VFX is out of early access. See its new features - and its new EULA.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Epic Games to rebrand RealityCapture as RealityScan 2.0
Desktop photogrammetry software to be unified with Epic's free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS. Check out its upcoming features.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5.6
Check out the new features in the game engine, from major updates to Lumen and and the animation tools to the new Mocap Manager.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Pulze releases new network render manager RenderFlow 1.0
Artist-friendly renderfarm manager for visualization and VFX supports 3ds Max, Blender and Fusion, with C4D, Maya and Houdini to come.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
Baga River Generator lets you draw rivers into Blender scenes
Neat add-on lets you create good-looking rivers, complete with surrounding terrain, simply by drawing a path in the viewport.
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Discover how to create Lightning & Electricity Effects
Create energy FX using a robust generalist approach in Houdini, Maya and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Sunday, May 25th, 2025
Get free Maya and UE5 rigging tools mGear 5.0 and ueGear 1.0
Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Maxon discontinues ZBrushCore and ZBrushCoreMini
Sales and downloads of the cut-down editions of ZBrush to end on 30 May 2025, but a new 'freemium' desktop version is 'on its way'.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
Movella releases mocap software Xsens Animate 2025
Software for processing data from inertial mocap systems gets separate new anatomy models for male and female actors.
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Tutorial: Hard-Surface 3D/VR Mech Design
Discover how to sculpt a mech in virtual reality with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly Substance 3D Modeler tutorial.
Monday, May 12th, 2025
Free tool: Mesh Cleaner 2 for Blender
VFX artist Rob Dickinson's handy add-on fixes artefacts in 3D scans and models in one click. Check out the new features in version 2.0.
Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Sébastien Deguy launches puppetry firm Sans Strings Studio
Substance 3D pioneer's new venture after leaving Adobe is a real-time digital puppeteering firm creating gaming and animation content.
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025