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Blender

Free, physically accurate GPU renderer now available for Blender, as well as Max, Maya, SolidWorks.

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

Open-source 2D animation toolset gets its own dedicated workspace, new work modes and fill options.

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

Download 10 varied landscapes, each with 8K height, flow and normal maps, plus OBJ meshes. Commercial use.

Sunday, June 4th, 2017

Export 3ds Max scenes to Blender for rendering 'in two clicks'. Converts V-Ray materials to their Cycles equivalents automatically.

Friday, June 2nd, 2017

GSoC-funded work to add implicit skinning to Blender to be overseen by ex-DreamWorks animation head Jason Schleifer.

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017

New cloud-based service will provide a complete VFX pipeline in a web browser, including software, storage, rendering and analytics.

Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

Neat add-on generates textured digital terrains, complete with water and instanced rocks and trees.

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Check out the feature set for the new, not-quite-PBR real-time render engine due in Blender 2.8 this year.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

New update improves speed of Blender's Cycles renderer over 10x on shots with motion blur and hair.

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Rent complete virtual workstations loaded with 2D or 3D software and on-demand rendering and storage.

Friday, February 3rd, 2017

Promising new plugin implements Blender's powerful GPU-based renderer and node-based materials inside Cinema 4D.

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Free version of Pixar's production renderer now available for learning, personal use, plugin development.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016