Download free cross-platform 3D file viewer MadView3D
Lightweight 3D model viewer has some neat display options - and runs on a unique set of platforms.
Sunday, January 20th, 2019
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Agisoft releases Metashape
Popular image-based modelling tool PhotoScan gets a free update speeding up 3D mesh generation - and changing the product name.
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.9 for Blender and 3ds Max
3ds Max edition now shipping: tool for converting 3D scenes to WebGL apps gets HDR render pipeline.
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Wings 3D developers release Wings 3D 2.2
Veteran open-source subdivision modelling tool gets support for PBR materials, new Booleans system.
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Martin Wengenmayer releases Cheetah3D 7.3
Sub-$100 Mac-only 3D software gets support for PBR materials, glTF export, new dark UI theme.
Friday, October 19th, 2018
SideFX ships Houdini 17
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
Allegorithmic ships Substance Painter 2018.2
3D painting tool adds subsurface scattering, viewport gizmos for fill layers, Alembic and glTF import.
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.5 for 3ds Max and Blender
Tool for converting 3D scenes into WebGL apps relaxes restrictions on physical materials; adds anisotropic texture filtering.
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
Sketchfab launches its own online 3D model store
Now officially out of beta. Get 10% off purchases with Sketchfab's discount code until 4 July 2018.
Friday, June 29th, 2018
Marmoset ships Toolbag 3.04
Now available: big update to the real-time toolkit adds scores of new features for rendering, texture baking and the Marmoset Viewer.
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
Soft8Soft releases Verge3D 2.3 for 3ds Max
Framework for converting Max scenes into browser-based apps adds support for V-Ray materials.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
AMD ships Radeon ProRender plugins for macOS
Free GPU-based renderer available for Blender and Maya on Macs. Now supports volumetrics, too.
Monday, April 9th, 2018