Pixar and partners launch Alliance for OpenUSD
New industry body aims to make USD an international standard for more than just visual effects work.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
game development
Tutorial: Designing Environments for Games
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to use Blender's Grease Pencil toolset to sketch concepts in 3D.
Sunday, July 30th, 2023
Unity ships Ziva Real-Time 2.0
New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.
Friday, July 28th, 2023
Thinkinetic ships Pulldownit 5.5 for 3ds Max and Maya
3ds Max edition now available: check out the new features in the shattering and dynamics plugin.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
Create Complex Materials for Games in Substance Designer
Discover how to create industry-standard games materials with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Maxon ships Forger 2023.4
iPad sculpting app gets hierarchy system, new Sketch Sculpt brush, support for Area and IES lights. Free for up to three active files.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
IDV releases SpeedTree 9.5
Tree-generation software for games and VFX gets new Projectors system for adding surface details like moss and snow.
Friday, July 21st, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023.2
Check out the latest features in the sculpting software, including the new Anchors brush and updates to Spotlight and the Morph brush.
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
Get Poliigon's 100+ free 3D models, textures and HDRIs
Download 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and SketchUp models, plus PBR texture sets and 18K HDRIs.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
See the roadmap for Blender's Animation 2025 project
Intial release schedule announced for the major overhaul of Blender's rigging and animation systems.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
Tutorial: Designing Mechs in VR Using Medium
Discover how to use the free VR sculpting app for concept work with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
Try three new generative AI add-ons for Unity
Free add-ons Polyhive, Leonardo.ai and Layer AI generate PBR textures and sprites inside the Unity Editor.
Friday, July 14th, 2023
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023