NeXus for Blender is now free in beta
New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Maya
Download Moonshot's amazing free rigged Komodo dragon model
Get a production-ready 3D model of a lizard, with a full body and facial rig and muscle visualization, Maya, Alembic, FBX and OBJ format.
Sunday, May 31st, 2026
The Pixel Farm adds new point cloud toolset to PFTrack 26.05
Major update to the tracking app generates dense point clouds from a tracked shot for export in USD files, or to train Gaussian Splats.
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Massive crowd simulation software gets free edition
New non-commercial Massive 101 edition makes it possible for any CG artist to try the crowd simulation tool created for The Lord of the Rings.
Friday, May 29th, 2026
MeshCache Studio is a fast, flexible viewer for 3D mesh caches
Updated for the stable release: visualize, review and convert animation and simulation caches with Jasper Brekelmans' new tool.
Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Autodesk releases Maya 2027.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation app, like OpenTimelineIO support and updates to LookdevX and Bifrost.
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
World Machine 4059 'Dragontail Peak' is out
Big update to the veteran terrain generation software adds support for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain, and overhauls the 3D viewport.
Monday, May 18th, 2026
World Machine will support VDM-based terrain, not just heightmaps
Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Tutorial: Claymation in ZBrush
Discover a ground-breaking workflow for creating claymation-style animation digitally with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Maxon adds hex tiling for textures to Redshift 2026.6
Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including the new hex tiling system to minimize visible repeats in textures.
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Autodesk launches free online kitbashing tool Project Falcon
Browser-based tool lets you create models from readymade 3D parts and export them in USD format to apps like Blender and Maya.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Material authoring software InstaMAT gets native Linux edition
Linux-based VFX and games studios get new alternatives to the Substance 3D tools. Includes the Blender and Maya integrations.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
World Creator 2026.4 is out with a new free Community Edition
Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, and its new free introductory edition.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026