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Blender

Updated: 3D scanning app now lets users edit 3DGS scans and export them to DCC apps in OBJ format, on both iOS and Android.

Monday, March 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design software, including new shadow modes for the signature LightPaint system.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.

Friday, March 1st, 2024

Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the digital sculpting, 3D painting and retopology app, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Chaos is working on the integration between its V-Ray renderer and the open-source 3D software 'right now', according to its latest livestream.

Tuesday, February 27th, 2024

Production renderer gets native support for the hardware-accelerated ray tracing technology in Apple's new M3 processors.

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

Neat plugin lets users draw outlines in the viewport and have them filled automatically with naturally randomized sets of 3D plants.

Monday, February 19th, 2024

Discover a complete concept design workflow based around the open-source 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Saturday, February 17th, 2024

Experimental tech lets NVIDIA-only apps, including RealityCapture and Arnold, run unmodified on AMD GPUs. Check out our FAQs on it.

Friday, February 16th, 2024

Check out Blender's work-in-progress layered animation system, including the roadmap, tech demos - and some very early UI mockups.

Friday, February 16th, 2024

Handy add-on creates organic strands between two points on the surface of a 3D model, in a similar way to ZBrush's Slime Bridge.

Thursday, February 15th, 2024

Check out the new features in the free photogrammetry app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, including better scan cropping tools.

Thursday, February 15th, 2024