New CG software you may have missed: 23 August 2026
Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.
Sunday, August 23rd, 2026
Hyperion
ASWF and DreamWorks Animation release MoonRay 2026.29
Latest open-source version of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2 adds work-in-progress MaterialX support.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Academy Software Foundation adopts OpenPGL
Path guiding library used in Blender, V-Ray and Disney's Hyperion renderer becomes open standards body's latest Sandbox project.
Monday, April 13th, 2026
Download Disney's data set for Motunui island from Moana
Explore the actual production data, now available for research and testing. OBJ format, Ptex textures.
Wednesday, July 4th, 2018
Weeds: the story of an indie short made by Disney artists
Discover how artists working in their personal time created a 3D short using the same tech as a Disney feature.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
Discover how Disney artist Kevin Hudson created 'Weeds'
Explore the making of an indie short created with Disney tech at Gnomon's free event next week. Watch free online.
Friday, November 3rd, 2017