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Blender

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to rendering, lightmaps and GPU particles.

Friday, December 1st, 2023

Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Get a free explosion, smoke plume and meteor trail from ActionVFX's new library of stock .vdb files, with a Blender fire and smoke shader.

Sunday, November 26th, 2023

Physical Addons' promising plugin generates photorealistic animated ocean surfaces, and is lightweight enough to run on a laptop.

Thursday, November 23rd, 2023

Main Blender website and downloads of the open-source 3D app restored after DDoS attack, but online documentation still down.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023

Check out the new features in the stable release of the inuitive 3D tracking tool, like automatic texture extraction and video stablilization.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023

CozyBlanket developers' intriguing new iPad app is a complete 2D/3D tool with a modular scene system 'unlike anything you've ever seen'.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including a new system of SImulation Layers for distributing sediment.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial reveals how to develop the environment design skills that separate human artists from AIs.

Saturday, November 18th, 2023

See how the 'most powerful pro workstation graphics card under $1,000' performs with apps like 3ds Max, Maya and After Effects.

Friday, November 17th, 2023

Free add-ons help prepare your 3D characters for use on the AI-powered online platform for adding CG characters to live action scenes.

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

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

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023