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Blender

Download the first offical release of the 'feature film quality' auto-rigging and skinning system for Blender.

Monday, January 18th, 2016

Danyl Bekhoucha's free Blender script and bonus tools automate the process of creating in-game assets.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Check out Blender.org's list of code branches to watch this year, from this nifty new fracture modifier to OpenVDB support.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

Turn Blender scenes into interactive 3D apps that can be viewed in any modern web browser - and now, on the Oculus Rift.

Saturday, January 2nd, 2016

Figure animation software gets new PBR renderer based on Blender's Cycles; improved rigging, Alembic export in the Pro edition.

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

New 'experimental' release adds new tools and fixes old bugs in the pioneering open-source raytracer.

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

Handy free live link plugin lets users composite Blender video projects in Natron, not the native compositor.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

Now officially released: Latest update adds initial support for OpenSubdiv, 'huge' viewport performance boost.

Monday, October 12th, 2015

Create realistic vegetation for use in Blender or export to other DCC apps with this neat new tree generator.

Monday, October 5th, 2015

Now officially shipping: Open-source renderer gets major speed boosts, support for AOVs. New 3ds Max exporter to come.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

Hybrid renderer gets new advanced material options, plus support for Allegorithmic's Substances.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

Mainly bugfixes for a year, then a major update in 2016 - which may not be 100% backwards-compatible.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

Handy 3D paint tool lets C4D users import RGBA vertex colour data from apps like ZBrush, or export it to Unity.

Monday, July 20th, 2015