Maxon ships Forger 2023.4
iPad sculpting app gets hierarchy system, new Sketch Sculpt brush, support for Area and IES lights. Free for up to three active files.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
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Womp lets you create 3D models in your web browser
Appealing new service lets you create 3D models for concept design or 3D printing via a real-time Boolean workflow.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
Otoy ships Sculptron 2022.1 in early access
Unusual GPU-based sculpting app gets new cloth sculpting system, plus tools for grooming hair and fur.
Friday, July 29th, 2022
Check out promising browser-based renderer Colorful
New tool creates photorealistic visualisations in your web browser. You can try the public beta for free.
Thursday, May 5th, 2022
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Xenon Drop 4.2
Update makes new Omniverse connection plugin available to all users of the lighting design tool.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
Act-3D releases Lumion 12.3
Pro edition of the real-time visualisation tool gets new volumetric omni light effect and the option to import custom decals.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
hdRstr ray traces thousands of area lights in real time
Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Master character look dev in Maya and Arnold
Discover how to light and shade a photorealistic human character with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Sunday, July 25th, 2021
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 3.7
Turn your Blender, 3ds Max and Maya scenes into browser-based 3D apps - and now, into native iOS, Android or desktop apps as well.
Friday, May 28th, 2021
Check out Nvidia's RTXDI and RTXGI GPU ray tracing demos
Download the free Attic demo to try RTX global illumination, and see a video of direct lighting tech RTXDI.
Friday, April 16th, 2021
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2020.1
Big update gives the visualisation tool new rendering features, better 3D characters and plants - and an aggressive new price.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Crytek releases CryEngine 5.6
Game engine gets support for area lights and multilayer microfacet materials, new ragdoll IK system and updates to cloth simulation.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
Foundry ships Modo 13.1
It's mainly a performance release, but there are new modelling and character rigging tools, plus support for the AxF material format.
Friday, August 16th, 2019