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architectural visualization

Big free update to the LightWave modelling toolkit adds new tools for UV mapping NURBS surfaces and for converting quads to NURBS.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

See top artists discuss architectural design for production at the CG school's LA campus next week. Watch free online.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

US schools Gnomon and SVA place top for visual effects and animation; Malaysia's The One Academy best for concept art.

Thursday, September 12th, 2019

Real-time visualisation software gets new SketchUp live link, plus 25 new readymade grass assets.

Monday, August 19th, 2019

AMD ships new version of the free GPU renderer for Blender 2.80, plus update to the Maya plugin.

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

Neat plugin generates hedges and bushes matching 18 real-world plant species to fill any 3D mesh.

Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

Free update to real-time archviz software improves Collada import, adds 50+ wood and brick materials. Pro users get new plant models.

Tuesday, June 25th, 2019

Procedural city generation software gets support for PBR materials, glTF export, improved integration with Houdini and Unreal Studio.

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Intuitive real-time architectural visualisation tool now free to download until 2020 - including use in commercial work.

Monday, May 13th, 2019

Get 3Dmodels.com's free assets, from clothes and furnishings to trees and cars. Multiple formats, commercial use.

Sunday, May 12th, 2019

New architectural visualisation platform converts 2D AutoCAD and Revit floorplans into complete 3D environments for final rendering.

Saturday, April 27th, 2019

Get cutout cats, dogs, livestock and birds in PSD format for use in CG work. Licensed for commercial use.

Sunday, March 31st, 2019

Update to real-time visualisation tool integrates BIMobject's online library of free 3D furniture models.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018