Adobe unveils new Substance 3D Connector
Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.
Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
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Monday, September 11th, 2023
Download free Blender add-on Bystedt's Blender Baker
Updated: Neat add-on streamlines baking PBR textures inside Blender. Now supports thickness maps.
Sunday, September 10th, 2023
ArmorPaint 0.9 ships
Popular open-source 3D texture painting software gets a new Smudge tool, group masks, and better OBJ import.
Friday, September 8th, 2023
MoGen generates animation cycles in your web browser
Promising AI-based online app generates a huge range of walk and run cycles for humanoid characters. Try it free in beta.
Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Maxon releases Cinebench 2024
Significant update reinstates GPU benchmarking to the popular free CG hardware benchmark.
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
Check out free browser-based AI mocap tool Rokoko Vision
Successor to Rokoko Video lets users extract full-body animation from video captured on two cameras or smartphones. Still free for single-camera capture.
Monday, September 4th, 2023
Ynput launches free VFX and animation pipeline Ayon
Updated, now in beta: open-source framework connects VFX tools into a coherent USD-ready pipeline.
Friday, August 25th, 2023
Mahmood Hasanzadeh ships Ivy Generator 2 for Maya
Generate 3D ivy over surfaces in your scenes with this handy procedural add-on. Version 1 is available for free.
Monday, August 21st, 2023
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.5
Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Download free iPad fluid simulation app Axiom Solver
Free companion app for the Axiom solver for Houdini makes it possible to sketch ideas for sims on the go.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
Download free Blender add-on Bystedt's Cloth Builder
Handy new free add-on streamlines cloth simulation workflow inside the open-source 3D software.
Monday, August 14th, 2023
Kiri Engine now supports Neural Surface Reconstruction
Update to Android and iOS scanning app adds support for AI-based reconstruction of 3D objects.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023