CG Channel

Dimension

Lightweight 3D modeling app gets much-requested dimensioning and measurement tools, FBX import, and more Blender-like navigation.

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

Major update gives Adobe's material authoring tool a complete new procedural modelling toolkit.

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

New R&D tech could help users of apps like Adobe Dimension lay out 3D scenes in real time with realistic gravity and collisions.

Monday, October 26th, 2020

Small update to the 3D layout and rendering software for graphic designers adds option to export UV layout of a model in PSD format.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

New camera controls and transform gizmos make it easier to navigate After Effects scenes in 3D space.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

See Adobe's latest 3D research: from parametric modeling to a new real-time physically based renderer.

Friday, July 31st, 2020

Designer-focused 3D tool gets support for multiple directional lights, improved render preview, early support for GPU rendering.

Monday, November 4th, 2019

Rendering and compositing tool for graphic designers gets new widget for aligning objects automatically, option to publish scenes online.

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

Updated: new visualisation tool from the creators of the Arion renderer gets perpetual licences.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

Popular library of real-world scan data adopts the cross-application material format supported in V-Ray and Unreal Studio.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

3D app for graphic designers gets support for cloud rendering and Substance materials, but the old V-Ray render engine has gone.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

We assess the potential impact of the buyout on the licensing and development of key Allegorithmic software like Substance Painter.

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Designer-friendly 3D software gets support for layered decals, FBX and STL import, interactive web export for design reviews and AR.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018