See a special free screening of The Ningyo next weekend
Watch Miguel Ortega's creature-themed VFX short at Gnomon on 13 May, then see its production art at Gnomon Gallery.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
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Autodesk releases 3ds Max Asset Library 1.5
Free add-on for 'deep searching' and browsing 3D assets gets new UI, integration with CGTrader's online store.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Paste models between 3D apps with this neat free tool
Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Allegorithmic ships Substance Painter 2.6
3D texture painting software gets free new Resources Updater plugin, plus new scripting options.
Saturday, April 29th, 2017
Visit The Art of Environment Storytelling for Video Games
Get environment art tips from Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward and Monolith artists at Gnomon's free event on 29 April.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free model of a photorealistic human head
Download a free Unreal Engine 4 scene with a scanned model of a male head and 4K skin textures.
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
Ziva Dynamics releases free trial of Ziva VFX for Maya
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free.
Monday, April 10th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6
Check out the intelligent new progressive lightmapper and dynamic navigation mesh system.
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
D3CRYPT3D aims to protect your 3D models from piracy
Updated: Beta 2 of new anti-piracy tech for preventing unauthorised use of 3D models available free.
Saturday, April 1st, 2017
e-on software ships Vue Infinite and Vue xStream 2016 R2
Digital environment tools get support for up to 16 viewports, can now render 360-degree output.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
ActionVFX releases 15 free blood mist elements
Download high-quality practical elements to simulate bullet hits. 2K resolution, 60fps; commercial use.
Sunday, March 26th, 2017
Download 15 free scanned 3D characters from xoio-air
Get a useful range of male and female figures in OBJ and MAX formats. Can be used commercially.
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
Download free 3D scans of a female figure and a xenomorph
Get SnapTank's hi-res scans of human and alien figures free until 31 March. OBJ format, textured.
Sunday, March 19th, 2017