Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.1
Update to the open-source Maya rigging and animation framework resolves compatibility issues with popular blendshape editor Shapes.
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
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SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key features
Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
Turn a custom ZBrush model into a game-ready character with CC4
[Sponsored] Games artist Francis Lamoureux reveals how he uses Reallusion's Character Creator to convert sculpts to game characters.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
Sneak peek: Houdini 21
Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.2
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including better AI inbetweening and 3Dconnexion support.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Mercenaries Engineering releases Rumba 2.0
Innovative Maya-compatible character animation software gets new Sequencer editor and automatic secondary dynamics.
Monday, July 28th, 2025
Rig and animate 3D characters for free with AccuRig 2.0
Free tool generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new animation browsing and retargeting system.
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Blender 4.5 LTS is out: check out its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
Procedural Anatomy for Houdini is out of beta
Much-anticipated tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
This free Maya add-on adds secondary motion to characters
PuppetSoul PUPbuildDynamic creates secondary dynamics for cloth, hair and body parts. Based on tech used on animated features,
Sunday, July 6th, 2025
Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5.6
Check out the new features in the game engine, from major updates to Lumen and and the animation tools to the new Mocap Manager.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Get free Maya and UE5 rigging tools mGear 5.0 and ueGear 1.0
Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025