Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.2 with animation layers
Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
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Armature is a free AI-assisted standalone character rigging tool
Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Is BiteTheBytes' Material Creator the new Substance 3D Designer?
See what we know about the World Creator developer's promising upcoming node-based material authoring app for games and VFX.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Get 60,000+ free 3D assets for Maya, Godot and Rhino
Formerly Blender-only asset library Blendkit is now available to users of other CG software. Check out its free 3D models, materials, and HDRIs.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 2026
Get up to speed with the digital sculpting software with Madeleine Scott-Spencer's popular training course, updated for ZBrush 2026.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
Reallusion launches AccuFace 2
Check out the changes to the AI video mocap add-on for iClone, like support for CC5 HD characters, control curves, and AMD GPUs.
Friday, July 31st, 2026
Physical Atmosphere² generates insanely detailed Blender skies
Successor to the popular PSA add-on adds true spectral atmospheres to Blender scenes - complete with real-world air pollution effects.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
RTX Render for Character Creator and iClone is now in open beta
New path tracing render mode lets users render 3D characters inside Reallusion's software with 'near-offline render quality'.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
Abstract adds a new 2D painting system to InstaMAT 2026-07
Material authoring and 3D painting app now lets you paint directly onto a mesh's UVs in a dedicated 2D viewport. See all the new features.
Monday, July 27th, 2026
Tutorial: Creating a Charged Energy Beam in Unreal Engine
Create an energy effect suitable for a games cinematic using UE5's Niagara and Sequencer with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
World Machine 'Dragontail Peak' now runs on macOS and Linux
Big update to the formerly Windows-only terrain software adds support for new platforms - and for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2026 and 3DCoatTextura 2026
Check out the changes to the sculpting, retopology and painting tools - including a complete new node-based texturing system.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.2 with editable Gaussian Splats
Sizeable update makes it possible to import, edit, relight and render 3DGS data inside the 3D software. Check out its other new features.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026