Maxon ships Cinema 4D S22
First subscriber-only update to Cinema 4D overhauls the UV unwrapping tools and rolls out Maxon's new viewport architecture.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Augmented Reality
Adobe ships Substance Alchemist 2.1
Material authoring tool gets new export window with presets for UE4, Unity and common renderers.
Friday, March 13th, 2020
Check out promising free 3D scanning app Display.land
Free iOS and Android app generates 3D scans of entire environments for use in games and AR experiences.
Monday, February 3rd, 2020
Godot 3.2 ships
Leading open-source game engine gets revamped shader editor, glTF 2.0 and FBX import, and a new pseudo-3D system for 2D games.
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
Get free USDZ file converter and viewer Reality Converter
Check out Apple's new app for converting 3D models to USDZ, along with free alternatives for Windows and Linux.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
Check out real-time hair creator HairStrips for Maya
Intuitive new Maya add-on creates procedural polystrip-based hair for use in games and AR applications.
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.24
See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from landscape editing to 3D text.
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
StemCell converts 3ds Max, Maya files to UE4 and Unity
Updated: TurboSquid tech converts files in the native format of one 3D app to that of another. Now also exports USDZ files.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Real-time ray tracing, Havok physics due in Unity this year
Updated: Havok Physics now out as a preview package. DXR ray tracing also available in preview.
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Adobe ships Dimension 3.0
Designer-focused 3D tool gets support for multiple directional lights, improved render preview, early support for GPU rendering.
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Apple acquires IKinema
Motion capture technology firm's middleware and IKinema Action plugin for Maya are no longer available for sale on its website.
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Free 3D viewer Emb3D adds option to display models in AR
iOS and Android model viewer gets augmented reality support, plus new web app and cloud services.
Monday, September 30th, 2019
See every new Unity feature from Unite Copenhagen 2019
Check out our handy run-down of the new simulation, graphics and AR tools announced at this week's Unity user event.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019