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5 key features in Blender 4.2

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from new digital sculpting tools and GPU compositing to 'Eevee Next'.

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

Eevee Next finally arrives in Blender

Discover how to port old scenes to use the long-awaited overhaul of the Eevee renderer ahead of its release in Blender 4.2 next week.

Friday, July 12th, 2024

5 key features in Blender 4.0

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

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Maxon releases Cinebench 2024

Significant update reinstates GPU benchmarking to the popular free CG hardware benchmark.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

5 key features in Blender 3.5

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

Act-3D ships Lumion 2023.0

Major update to the visualisation tool adds support for real-time ray tracing on AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Now available subscription-only.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

QuadSpinner ships Gaea 1.3.2

Next-gen terrain-generation software for games and VFX gets the option to turn any imported OBJ file into a ground surface.

Wednesday, November 16th, 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