Ynput releases Ayon 1.0
Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Blender
Auto-Terrainer 2 for Blender turns low-poly meshes into 3D terrain
Neat Geometry Nodes-based add-on turns low-poly guide meshes into detailed, customizable procedural 3D terrain. The base edition is free.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
NVIDIA unveils three new GeForce RTX 40 'Super Series' GPUs
See how the GeForce RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4080 Super outperform older cards in CG apps like Blender.
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
PhyX Drag brings physics-based object placement to Blender
New $10 add-on brings simple Houdini-style physics-based scene layout workflows to the open-source 3D software.
Thursday, December 28th, 2023
Mossify adds moss to Blender models
Neat Geometry Nodes set-up adds detailed 3D moss, flowers, and even sea creatures to your scenes. The base edition is free.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating a Custom 3D Kit for Concept Art
Discover how to create a library of 3D kitbash assets then use it to create concept illustrations with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
Radical now supports real-time facial motion-capture
Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts facial and full-body animation from the same video. Available with free subscriptions.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Nick Kallen ships Plasticity 1.4
Lightweight 3D modeling app gets much-requested dimensioning and measurement tools, FBX import, and more Blender-like navigation.
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.6
Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Tutorial: Storyboarding for Film & Games
Master professional storyboarding workflows in Storyboard Pro and Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's essential tutorial.
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.22
Update boosts performance in real-time render engine Redshift RT, including support for async shader compilation and DLSS upscaling.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Download over 150 free 10K HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Download high-resolution HDRIs and HDR skies without having to register on the site. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio live link for Unreal Engine
New plugin lets visualization artists use lighting design tool HDR Light Studio for more precise control over models being rendered in UE5.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023