Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 21.1
Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this sizeable update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
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tyFlow 2.1 adds PhysX-powered vehicle rigging and simulation
Popular 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets a complete new vehicle toolset, along with new Gaussian Splatting features.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Scantic trains 3D Gaussian Splats entirely on your phone
New iOS app generates 3DGS scans of objects and environments entirely on your phone, without cloud processing. The base app is free.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.2 with animation layers
Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Armature is a free AI-assisted standalone character rigging tool
Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Pixar releases RenderMan 27.3
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2027.1 in alpha
Updated for Alpha 2: next major version of the GPU renderer adds neat options for recreating iridescent and ultra-reflective materials.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Download the free edition of RenderMan 27.3
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Abstract adds a new 2D painting system to InstaMAT 2026-07
Material authoring and 3D painting app now lets you paint directly onto a mesh's UVs in a dedicated 2D viewport. See all the new features.
Monday, July 27th, 2026
World Machine 'Dragontail Peak' now runs on macOS and Linux
Big update to the formerly Windows-only terrain software adds support for new platforms - and for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Blender
New features in the Blender edition of the renderer include a quick caustics system, UDIM support, and conversion of Cycles to V-Ray lights.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
3Dflow releases 3DF Zephyr 9.0 with 3D Gaussian Splatting
Photogrammetry software now generates 3D Gaussian Splats from source images or video, as well as point clouds and 3D meshes.
Friday, July 17th, 2026
The Character DNA MetaHuman add-on for Blender is now free
Base edition of Poly Hammer's Blender add-on for importing and exporting MetaHuman .dna files is now a free download.
Friday, July 17th, 2026