Apple unveils the M2 Ultra
See how 'the world’s most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer' performs with CG apps like Maya, Octane and Photoshop.
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Apple Silicon
Foundry ships Flix 6.6
Check out the new features in the story development tool, including support for proxy servers and more reliable native version control.
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.1
Big update to the physics-based animation tool adds video mocap and Finger AutoPosing systems.
Friday, May 19th, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.15
Significant update to the production renderer adds beta support for AMD graphics cards, plus a new Distortion Utility shader.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists
Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
SideFX releases Houdini for Apple Silicon
New build of the procedural 3D software with native support for Apple's M1 and M2 chips is now production-ready.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
These free AI add-ons create PBR materials inside Blender
Use Dream Textures, DeepBump and DT2DB Bridge to create PBR materials in Blender 'in one click'
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Blender gets new Metal viewport
Open-source app's GPU rendering backend now boosts frame rates in the Eevee renderer by up to 5x.
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023
First ever paid update to the digital sculpting software adds new 'Slime Bridge', revamps ZRemesher, and integrates the Redshift renderer.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Blackmagic Design ships DaVinci Resolve for iPad
Video editing, colour grading and effects software now available for iPad and iPad Pro, although there are some limitations.
Friday, December 23rd, 2022
Insydium's NeXus coming to Blender, Maya and 3ds Max
GPU-based Cinema 4D particle, liquid and granular fluid simulation tool due in new host apps in 2023.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2022