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Blender

Free tool automatically generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new time-saving symmetry options.

Friday, December 9th, 2022

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from path guiding in Cycles to a hidden bonus for motion designers.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Access to the pioneering browser-based 3D modelling and rendering tool and its library of 500,000 free 3D models to end on 31 December.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2022

Free browser-based tool generates animation in FBX and BVH format for use in apps like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.

Monday, December 5th, 2022

Neat free photogrammetry app lets you generate high-quality 3D models with your smartphone.

Thursday, December 1st, 2022

Ambitious three-year plan to revamp Blender's rigging and animation tools begins next year.

Thursday, December 1st, 2022

Long-awaited expansion of the Geometry Nodes system now available as an experimental branch of Blender.

Monday, November 28th, 2022

Updated: save money with these seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.

Monday, November 28th, 2022

Modelling, retopology and painting app gets multiresolution sculpting system, better volumetric painting.

Saturday, November 26th, 2022

Next-gen terrain-generation software for games and VFX gets the option to turn any imported OBJ file into a ground surface.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

Updated: community-made BCorona plugin now supports Blender's displacement modifier.

Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

New features in the low-cost image editing and digital painting software include a neat option to edit the lighting in normal maps.

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

Free GPU renderer gets new bevel shader, better interactive rendering. New Maya and Houdini versions also available.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022