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architectural visualization

Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to Booleans, animation and USD for 3ds Max.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Check out the new features in the photogrammetry app, including an interesting new mosaicing-based option for UV unwrapping.

Saturday, November 11th, 2023

Browser-based generative AI platform could soon generate complete 360° game environments from text prompts or sketches.

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

Discover which colleges were named the best for 3D animation, game art, visual effects, and overall world's best creative school.

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

Real-time visualization software gets Lumen real-time GI system, plus support for animated meshes and Substance materials. Price up $250.

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

UE5 to become a 'licensable piece of software like Maya and Photoshop' for non-games work like VFX, animation and visualization.

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Update to the USD integration plugin makes it possible to author, import or export MaterialX materials from 3ds Max.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Real-time ray tracing renderer becomes first DCC app to support NVIDIA's DLSS 3.5 and its AI-trained Ray Reconstruction denoiser.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Promising AI-based online app generates a huge range of walk and run cycles for humanoid characters. Try it free in beta.

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

New suite of collaboration features for users of D5 Render include simultaneous multi-user editing.

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

Appealing add-on lets you 'draw' ivy - and 70 other species of plants - directly onto your 3D meshes.

Monday, August 21st, 2023