5 key features in Blender 4.3
Now in beta: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.
Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Linux
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2024.1
Discover the new features in the latest version of the GPU renderer - and which features are now scheduled for future releases.
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
3D-Info is a lightweight open-source viewer for USD scenes
French movie trade organization CST's free tool offers an intuitive way to explore USD scenes. Now plays back animations in USD scenes, too.
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
OpenUSD now supports Vulkan
Universal Scene Description's HgiVulkan backend is intended to make Vulkan a 'more compelling option' for tools developers.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
Das Element uses AI to sort your VFX asset library
Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organised library of 2D and 3D assets. Check out the new features in Das Element 2.1.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 14.0
Material authoring software gets new color-manipulation nodes for stylizing images and generating color palettes and ID maps.
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
Sketchsoft releases Feather 1.5
Check out the new features in the free 3D sketching app, available natively for iPads and as a Chrome web app for Android tablets.
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
Move AI launches AI-based real-time mocap solution Move Live
Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.
Thursday, June 27th, 2024
Open-source tool Infinigen Indoors generates procedural 3D interiors
Free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Assets can be exported in OBJ, FBX and USD format.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
Rizom-Lab releases RizomUV 2024.0
Significant update to the popular UV unwrapping and packing software overhauls the UI and adds new tools for creating games trimsheets.
Friday, June 21st, 2024
Xencelabs launches new 16-inch 4K OLED Pen Display 16
'Industry-first' pen display is a smaller, cheaper, lighter alternative to the well-regarded Pen Display 24. Check out its key specs.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Wacom launches new mobile Movink pen display
New 13-inch mid-range pen display is Wacom's thinnest and lightest ever - and its first with an OLED display. Check out its key specs.
Monday, May 13th, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.
Monday, April 29th, 2024