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Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files.

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Now officially shipping: new plugin lets users import, compose and render USD scenes in Blender.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

VFX artist Freddy Chávez Olmos reveals how generative AI and Nuke's CopyCat toolset created digital make-up for his horror short.

Friday, December 8th, 2023

Lightweight 3D modelling software gets new file referencing system, and its real-time renderer gets a new gradient background.

Friday, December 8th, 2023

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including updates to Chaos Scatter, and support for Open Image Denoise 2.

Friday, December 8th, 2023

'Biggest release yet' of the next-gen tool for motion design and VFX adds new options for working with vector shapes, text and audio.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

New plugin lets visualization artists use lighting design tool HDR Light Studio for more precise control over models being rendered in UE5.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023