Check out Goo Engine: Blender for 3D anime
Interesting fork of the open-source 3D software adds animation and rendering features for anime artists.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
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Autodesk ships Maya 2024.1 and Maya Creative 2024.1
3D animation apps get new Hydra for Maya render delegate, plus updates to the LookdevX toolset.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
MaterialX 1.38.7 adds graph editor, native Metal support
Check out the changes to the open standard for materials and look dev data, widely used in VFX software.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Left Angle launches Autograph Creator
Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.
Monday, March 27th, 2023
Autograph: a next-gen tool for motion design and VFX
Left Angle's unusual USD-based app is pitched as the world's first 'responsive design video software'.
Friday, January 20th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2023.3
3D animation tool to get workflow improvements to Proximity Wrap, the Graph Editor and Time Editor.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Autodesk ships Maya 2023.2
3D modelling and animation app gets faster viewport animation playback, plus updates to the rigging and Blue Pencil toolsets.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Maya 2023
Master modelling, animation, lighting and rendering in Maya with this three-part series of tutorials.
Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
Blender 3.2 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
Nvidia releases Omniverse Create 2022.1
Big update to the Omniverse scene layout app adds soft-body physics, new character animation toolset.
Saturday, March 26th, 2022
Blender 3.1 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022