Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.1
Digital sculpting software gets new Quick Polygroup Brush, updated Anchors Brush, tighter integration with the Redshift renderer.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
game development
Check out Substance 3D Modeler's new Primitives system
Updated for version 1.17: VR modeling software gets new non-destructive workflow for blocking out complex hard surface models.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system
Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Esri releases CityEngine 2024.1
Check out the new features in the procedural city-generation software, including Boolean operations and two-point perspective correction.
Sunday, December 1st, 2024
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2024.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a ragdoll physics system, and a live link to Unreal Engine.
Friday, November 29th, 2024
Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5
Big update to the photogrammetry app adds USD export and new options aimed at games and VFX. Free to indie artists and studios.
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender
Much-anticipated facial mocap plugin for Blender gets its official release. Now supports animation retargeting to Rigify rigs.
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.3
Now available: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2024.3
Big update to the real-time terrain generator adds new snow and debris simulation tools, and changes pricing and licensing.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Get the Blender Studio's free Brushstroke Tools for Blender
Neat free extension lets you apply painterly brushstrokes to the surface of 3D models while texturing them, and control the strokes procedurally.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
Foundry discontinues Modo
Veteran 3D modeling and rendering software retired after 20 years, with no further updates expected after Modo 17.1, due later this year.
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Epic Games to share new free assets on Fab every two weeks
New batches of commercial tools and assets will be made available free on the online marketplace for two weeks, every two weeks.
Thursday, November 7th, 2024