Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.16
Update improves CPU rendering performance, adds render backplate system in 3ds Max, deformation motion blur in Blender.
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Blender
Free tool Grassify adds grass to Blender models
Add fast-rendering animatable grass to any Blender model with this free Geometry Nodes set-up.
Friday, June 9th, 2023
AMD releases Radeon ProRender 3.6 for Blender
GPU renderer switches from OpenCL to HIP for final-quality output. Maya and Houdini editions also updated.
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Epic Games releases RealityScan 1.1
Free iOS scanning app turns smartphone photos into 3D models. Check out its new features.
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Polycam gets new AI-based 360 Capture system
Mobile 3D scanning app's new mode captures 360° environments on phones without 360° cameras.
Friday, June 2nd, 2023
Grease Pencil 3.0 is coming in Blender 4.0
Check out the changes planned for this major update to the open-source app's 2D animation toolset.
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
Rokoko Studio 2.4 now does retargeting
Rokoko's mocap software now lets users retarget motion to custom 3D characters. Subscription prices up.
Friday, May 26th, 2023
Sketchfab's models of the month: May 2023
See the month's best 3D models, from animated watercolour art to this free downloadable monastery.
Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.15
Significant update to the production renderer adds beta support for AMD graphics cards, plus a new Distortion Utility shader.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Cycles is coming to Modo
3D modelling software to integrate the physically based GPU renderer used in Blender via new Foundry-supported plugin Cycles4Modo.
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
Nick Kallen ships Plasticity 1.1
Promising lightweight NURBS modeller gets on-screen measurements, auto-backup system, 3D text and STL export.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2023
Updated: perpetual licences of the 3D sculpting and retopology app now back down to their old price.
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
See the 2023 Blender development roadmap
See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023