Free resource: The Best 3D Turntable
Create professional-quality turntable renders of your 3D models for your portfolio with VFX artist Cristian Spagnuolo's handy Maya template.
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
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Adobe releases Substance 3D Connector
Open-source framework should help devs write plugins to send files between Substance 3D apps and tools like Blender and Maya.
Friday, April 5th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.8.5 in public beta
Check out the new AI features in the virtual reality modeling software, including a handy-looking Search by Shape system.
Monday, April 1st, 2024
Autodesk releases Mudbox 2025
Digital sculpting software gets fourth consecutive 'minor update' in four years. See the complete changelog for the release here.
Friday, March 29th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.1
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
KeenTools ships FaceBuilder 2024.1 for Blender
Popular plugin for creating 3D head models from source photos of an actor gets streamlined new one-click texturing workflow.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
Get Reallusion's five great free animation-ready 3D characters
Download free, fully rigged human characters with Reallusion's animation-friendly CC3+ Base topology. For commercial use.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Daniel Bystedt's free Blender add-on creates hair cards from curves
Handy new free add-on turns curve-based Blender hair to faster-rendering geometry for use in games and real-time apps.
Monday, March 18th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.8
Update overhauls the VR modeling software's camera system, and improves workflow in key tools like Buildup, Crease, Flatten and Inflate.
Monday, March 18th, 2024
Get 160+ free 3D plants, including crops, fruits and vegetables
Download games outsourcing firm CropCraft Studios' Ultimate Farming Kit of 3D assets for free. 4K textures, for commercial use.
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
Master Character Animation Fundamentals for Games
Discover how to animate walk cycles, run cycles and attack animations in Maya with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introductory tutorial.
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Unity updates AI game tools service Unity Muse
Set of AI tools for games artists and developers gets new generative AI model for its text-to-PBR-material system. Find more details here.
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024