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Blender

Promising lightweight NURBS modeller gets on-screen measurements, auto-backup system, 3D text and STL export.

Friday, May 12th, 2023

Updated: perpetual licences of the 3D sculpting and retopology app now back down to their old price.

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023

Long-awaited node-based simulation system reaches the daily builds of the open-source 3D app.

Friday, May 5th, 2023

Real-time lighting app gets neat new Scrim Light type mimicking real-world studio lighting set-ups.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

Popular modifier gets new tool to package your Geometry Nodes set-ups into custom Blender add-ons.

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

See the month's best 3D models, including free downloadable interior scenes, props and cars.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Now includes RenderMan XPU.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Free add-on lets you generate hair braids simply by drawing freehand curves in the Blender viewport.

Friday, April 14th, 2023

Free Blender object scattering tool gets its 'most powerful update yet'. Check out what's new in it, and in Graswald's online 3D plant library.

Sunday, April 9th, 2023

Now shipping: check out this streamlined tool for 3D modelling and concept design, described as 'CAD for artists'.

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Production renderer gets new sky model, new Flakes shader for car paint, new Renderview Backplate, and more updates to Redshift RT.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023