Try Blender's new node-based simulation framework
Long-awaited expansion of the Geometry Nodes system now available as an experimental branch of Blender.
Monday, November 28th, 2022
Houdini
Best Black Friday and winter 2022 deals for CG artists
Updated: save money with these seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 28th, 2022
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.1.4
New version of the renderer adds native Apple Silicon support and improves USD workflow. 3ds Max, C4D and Maya plugins updated.
Monday, November 21st, 2022
Download KitBash3D's free Mission to Minerva model kit
Get 90 modular 3D models of sci-fi buildings and vehicle, created for KitBash3D's community art contest. Commercial use.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
7 CG products you may have missed in September 2022
See what's new in AMD's pro GPU drivers, and in tools like Clarisse, Redshift and Omniverse Create.
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
Blender will no longer ditch the VFX Reference platform
Open-source 3D app to revert to supporting the industry standard after criticism from VFX artists.
Thursday, September 29th, 2022
Eye candy: Chaos's 2022 V-Ray showreels
See the best new VFX and arch viz work created with V-Ray, along with tech breakdowns of key projects.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2023 for Houdini
Now shipping: check out the new features in the latest version of the modelling toolkit for Houdini.
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
Check out SideFX's Fast Remesh for Houdini
Neat free tool turns meshes into even triangles up to 25x faster than Houdini's standard Remesh node.
Monday, August 29th, 2022
Download Andrew Averkin's free 3ds Max Assembly Tool
Amazing set of free tools and scripts adds brush- and physics-based set dressing to 3ds Max.
Monday, August 15th, 2022
Nvidia unveils NeuralVDB
'Next evolution' of OpenVDB brings the power of AI to volumetric data, reducing the memory footprint of fluid simulations by up to 100x.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
Tutorial: Designing & Creating a Creature Bust
Create a production-ready 3D creature with this new Gnomon Workshop tutorial from Wētā FX's Pascal Raimbault.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
Tutorial: Creating Stylized VFX in Unreal Engine 5
Create a game-ready magic attack using UE5's Niagara toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, August 6th, 2022