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Maxon buys Laubwerk

Laubwerk's 3D plant models are now available to Cinema 4D users with Maxon One subscriptions, but are no longer for sale online.

Monday, January 6th, 2025

Autodesk acquires Golaem

Maya crowd simulation software is no longer on sale, but its core IP will be integrated into 'Autodesk's current product offerings'.

Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

Canva acquires the Affinity tools

New owner pledges to preserve perpetual licenses of pro design tools - and key Adobe alternatives - Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Autodesk acquires PIX

Firm plans to connect the on-set production management and collaboration system to its Flow cloud platform.

Sunday, March 17th, 2024

LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023

Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Luxion buys Digizuite

KeyShot developer aims to provide users with a 'full-service design solution' though its buyout of the digital asset management provider.

Thursday, August 31st, 2023

Boris FX acquires SynthEyes

Popular 3D tracking application's tech will be used across other Boris FX products like Silhouette and the Sapphire and Continuum plugins.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

Chaos acquires AXYZ design

V-Ray and Corona developer buys the creator of architectural crowd animation tool anima and the metropoly range of 3D characters.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2023