Tools to watch in Fall 2024: MetaTailor
Eye-catching app makes it easy to dress 3D characters, auto-fitting 'any 3D wearable' to any bipedal avatar. See what's due in the 2.0 update.
Monday, August 26th, 2024
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Download 25 free mocap moves from the Heat online library
Get free walks, runs, jumps and idle animations for games and motion graphics. Integrates with Blender, Daz Studio, Maya, Unity, and UE5.
Sunday, August 25th, 2024
KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender free in beta
Intuitive add-on can generate an animated 3D reconstruction of an actor's head from video footage, for animation. VFX or motion graphics.
Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
Check out the new features in Unigine 2.19
Game engine gets support for multi-bounce lighting, OpenXR, and USD export. Free for use on projects earning under $100,000/year.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
Check out cloud-based 3D model optimization service RapidPipeline
Data-preparation service converts models between 3D formats, remeshes them or generates LODs. Integrates directly into Blender.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
Open Brush 2.8 is available
Open-source app for creating 3D sketches and concept designs in virtual reality gets improved export to Blender and other 3D software.
Saturday, August 17th, 2024
DivineCut and DivinePrint simplify creating 3D clothes in Blender
Fast-evolving plugin and its new texturing extension create animation ready clothing for 3D characters via a fast, intuitive workflow.
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.13
Check out the new features in the desktop and virtual reality modeling application, including this new light UI theme.
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
Recreate the moon in UE5 with Cesium's free moon terrain data
Detailed free dataset based on NASA imagery can be used with Cesium's open-source plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine.
Sunday, August 11th, 2024
Tutorial: Introduction to Maya 2025: UV Toolkit
Master UV work for games, VFX and motion graphics with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introduction to Maya's UV tools.
Saturday, August 10th, 2024
Call of Duty: Warzone's Caldera map is now a free USD data set
Get an open-source version of the geometry for a real AAA game map as a resource for game art, pipeline testing and tools development.
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
Machina Fractals plugins create 3D fractals in Unreal Engine 5
Machina Fractals: Essence, Machina Fractals: Mecha and new plugin Machina Fractals: Ultima create amazing real-time 3D forms.
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
Tutorial: Illustrative Storytelling & Design Techniques
Discover how to create compelling images in The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass from Crystal Dynamics Art Director Abe Taraky.
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024