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Popular modifier gets new tool to package your Geometry Nodes set-ups into custom Blender add-ons.

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

3D animation and motion graphics app gets new Thicken generator, updates to Pyro simulations and the Commander.

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

3D software gets new soft body physics and symmetry modelling systems, OpenColorIO support. Updates are now subscription-only.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

Blender 3.2 ships

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.

Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

$19 image and 3D asset browser also provides batch renaming and metadata visualisation features.

Monday, February 28th, 2022

Including end of life for Meshmixer and the 3ds Max Asset Library, and unified licences for Chaos Phoenix.

Friday, December 31st, 2021

Blender 3.0 ships

Updated: see our pick of the five key changes in this milestone release of the open-source 3D app, from Cycles X to the Pose Library.

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Compositing software gets long-awaited Multi-Frame Rendering system, new performance profiling tools, update to Cinema 4D Lite.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations.

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Subscriber-only update to the 3D animation software adds new asset browser and scene manager, and new physics-enabled layout tools.

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

Check out the latest workflow improvements in Quixel's free tool for exporting Megascans assets to DCC apps and game engines.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2020

Version 6.3 of the free plugin adds neat new vertex blend material, better LOD export for 3D plants.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

Read our pick of the features in the public beta, from the new LightMix system to out-of-core rendering.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020