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Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available to New Year include 3DCoat, Mari, Marvelous Designer.

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

Updated with new video: check out the new features in this big update to the character creation software.

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

AMD ships new version of the free GPU renderer for Blender 2.80, plus update to the Maya plugin.

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

Big update turns iClone companion tool into a standalone character generator for games and VR work.

Friday, September 28th, 2018

Legal obstacles to open-sourcing the environment and plant-creation tools have been cleared - but email Bentley Systems to make it happen.

Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

First 2025 update to the high-end matchmoving app adds features for solving piggyback cameras, and a new Blender export script.

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

Check out the latest changes to the matchmoving sofware, including improvements to lens distortion. Perpetual licenses available again.

Monday, December 29th, 2025

Check out the new features in the varied updates to the topology transfer tools for creating 3D characters from scan data.

Friday, December 26th, 2025

Site updates may be less frequent than usual over the next week, but normal service will resume on Monday 5 January.

Thursday, December 25th, 2025

First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025