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Blender

Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Popular GPU-accelerated UV packing add on gets new Dynamic Tiles system and more texel density controls. See all the changes.

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Check out the new features in the latest version of the popular lightweight cloth simulation and 3D garment design add-on for Blender.

Monday, January 19th, 2026

Get scan-based PBR texture sets at up to 8K resolution, and import them directly into Blender with the new LotPixel download manager.

Sunday, January 18th, 2026

Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.

Friday, January 16th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the real-time lighting design tool, including energy-conserving light scaling, and support for OCIO 2.5.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Check out the new features in this major update to the GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool and its new lightweight edition.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

See the key specs for the high-end APUs, and what we know about their likely price and performance in CG apps like Blender and V-Ray.

Wednesday, January 7th, 2026

First 2025 update to the high-end matchmoving app adds features for solving piggyback cameras, and a new Blender export script.

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

Get 3D scans created in Kiri Engine, retopologized and converted to LODs. Blender and FBX format with 4K PBR textures, CC0 license.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

Check out the new features in the popular hard surface modeling tool, including a new instancing system, and shareable web previews.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025