Erik Lehmann releases RS UV Kit 2.1 for Maya
DNEG TD's add-on to streamline UV workflow gets new options for working with UDIMs, and checking assets for common UV errors.
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
game development
Nick Kallen ships Plasticity 1.4
Lightweight 3D modeling app gets much-requested dimensioning and measurement tools, FBX import, and more Blender-like navigation.
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Ephere releases Ornatrix 8 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the hair and fur plugin, including a point-and-click groom-creation system, and the option to 'box' operators.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Tutorial: Storyboarding for Film & Games
Master professional storyboarding workflows in Storyboard Pro and Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's essential tutorial.
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD
Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including AxF export, and better workflow when using Frames.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Tutorial: Art Direction for Film: Creature Design & Development
Master professional creature design workflows in ZBrush, Maya and Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Download over 150 free 10K HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Download high-resolution HDRIs and HDR skies without having to register on the site. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Get Epic Games' free Pose Driver Connect for Maya and UE5
Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Reallusion ships iClone 8.4 and Character Creator 4.4
Major update to iClone adds a complete crowd simulation system to the real-time animation software. See all the new features here.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
Foundry releases Mari 7.0
3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes
Monday, December 4th, 2023
Godot 4.2 ships: check out 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to rendering, lightmaps and GPU particles.
Friday, December 1st, 2023
Tutorial: Large-Scale Cinematic Destruction in Houdini
Master professional procedural techniques for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive Houdini tutorial.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023