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Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.

Monday, August 10th, 2026

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Adobe to buy pioneering developer of AI image enhancement and upscaling tools. Read our FAQs on what the deal means for CG artists.

Friday, June 26th, 2026

New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026

Full Pro version of the 2D animation and motion design tool for Windows and macOS is now free to individual artists for commercial use.

Friday, April 17th, 2026

'GPT moment for graphics' blends trad rendering with generative AI. Read our FAQs on what it means for games, and CG tools that use DLSS.

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026

Maxon to partner with Tencent to integrate the HY 3D generative 3D engine into the upcoming Cinema 4D for iPad. Read our FAQs.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2026

Read our FAQs on Wonder 3D, the new text-to-3D and image-to-3D AI model in the online VFX platform formerly known as Wonder Studio.

Thursday, March 5th, 2026

Motion design app is the 'missing piece' of Canva's Affinity design software, now available free. Read our FAQs on what it means for users.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Read our FAQs on what the buyout of the AI orchestration and generative AI tools firm means for users of Foundry apps like Nuke.

Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Read our FAQs on the free online stock asset markeplace from the creator of D5 Render, including its license conditions and stance on AI.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

New blog post provides more info on the AI-integrated tool for creating marketing visuals - but hasn't ended criticism on social media.

Wednesday, January 14th, 2026

But what is Maxon Digital Twin - and what kind of users is it aimed at? Updated: check out Maxon's FAQs about the controversial new tool.

Friday, January 9th, 2026