Check out the new ML Deformer in Maya 2025.2
Latest update to the 3D software adds machine-learning-based tool to create fast approximations of complex character rigs.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
character rigging
Free tool: Character Creator Auto Setup for 3ds Max
Reallusion's free add-on readies characters exported from Character Creator and iClone for rendering in 3ds Max with Arnold or V-Ray.
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.2
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from new digital sculpting tools and GPU compositing to 'Eevee Next'.
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Get artist-friendly 3D animation software Akeystu for free
Unconventional character rigging and animation tool is no longer being developed commercially, so you can now download it for free.
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features
Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Get Procedural Anatomy for Houdini free in open beta
Promising tool creates KineFX-compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs for use in visual effects, animation and games.
Thursday, July 4th, 2024
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2024.1
3D clothing design app gets new PBR texture map generator, plus experimental new generative AI tools for patterns and graphics.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
Tutorial: Creating a Quadruped Rig for Production
Discover how to create production-quality rigs for four-legged creatures in The Gnomon Workshop's Maya masterclass.
Saturday, June 15th, 2024
Get 10 popular Blender add-ons free from Blender Market
Updated: online marketplace's 10th birthday giveaway has now ended, but you can still see the add-ons it featured on the offer page.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
Free tool: Character Creator UE Control Rig for Unreal Engine
Free add-on lets users pose CC characters from Reallusion's Character Creator inside UE5 using the MetaHuman interface.
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025.1
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from updates to LookdevX to a sneak peek at character rigging in Bifrost.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025.1
3D modeling and rendering app gets updates to weight painting, and to the Boolean and Array modifiers. Check out the other changes here.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2024.0
Updated: check out the 3D clothing design software's new USD-based workflow for exporting simulations to Unreal Engine 5.4.
Monday, April 29th, 2024