The ZBrush to KeyShot Bridge is now free
But KeyShot for ZBrush has been scrapped, raising the overall cost of using the renderer with the sculpting app.
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
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Get free AI-based frame interpolation tool Flowframes
NMKD Software's neat tool retimes video - but you can also use it speed up 3D animation workflow.
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Download BtoA: the free Arnold plugin for Blender
Community-made plugin lets you render Blender animations, VFX and visualisations in Autodesk's Arnold renderer.
Friday, July 15th, 2022
This neat free plugin lets you import OpenVDBs into UE5
Eidos-Montréal's UnrealVDB lets users view VDB files inside Unreal Engine and render them with its path tracer.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Preview: Blender's new hair tools and viewport compositor
Check out the curve-based hair system due in Blender 3.3, and the upcoming real-time compositor.
Monday, July 11th, 2022
Free feather and hair nodes for Substance 3D Designer
Neat add-ons generate textures for use inside game engines like UE5, complete with flow and ID maps.
Monday, July 11th, 2022
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max
Latest update makes the renderer subscription-only, but licences work across 8 other host applications.
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
Get FluidNinja VFX Tools for Unreal Engine for free
Popular add-on for baking fluid simulations to flipbooks and flowmaps in UE4 and UE5 is free during July 2022.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
Kinetix releases Kinetix 1.5
Check out the new features in the browser-based tool for turning video footage into 3D animation. You can use it for free in beta.
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022
Get 3DCoatPrint for free
New free edition of 3DCoat lets you create models for 3D printing. Has all of 3DCoat's sculpting tools, and is licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
Download Epic Games' free Animation Field Guide
New free 120-page e-book provides an overview of real-time production with Unreal Engine.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022
Download 1,200 new free 2K HDRIs from MattePaint
Get seven timelapse sequences of 360-degree HDRI skies, shot at 41 EVs, and provided in EXR format. For commercial use.
Friday, June 24th, 2022
Sketchfab's models of the month: June 2022
See the month's best real-time 3D models, from manga fan art to free downloadable environment scans.
Thursday, June 16th, 2022