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Maya

Popular hair plugin for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya and Unreal Engine is now available free to educational institutions and students worldwide.

Sunday, September 28th, 2025

Check out the changes coming in the 'most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight renderer for animation and VFX.

Thursday, September 25th, 2025

Check out the changes to the kitbash asset library's browser app, plus the free 3D vehicles, models and materials available through it.

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

3D animation software for VFX and games to get new 'agentic AI partner' Autodesk Assistant and AI lip-sync tool FaceAnimator.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2025

Ambitious start-up's €240,000/year is the biggest contribution to Blender of any GPU manufacturer - before it has even shipped a card.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the UV unwrapping and packing app, including a new Scene Outliner, and support for GPU packing.

Monday, September 15th, 2025

Check out the changes in this sizeable update to the production renderer, including the new Redshift Sun & Sky and Clouds objects.

Thursday, September 11th, 2025

No changes expected to pricing or support, and both brands continue to operate under their original names. Find full details here.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2025

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.

Friday, September 5th, 2025

Update to the open-source Maya rigging and animation framework resolves compatibility issues with popular blendshape editor Shapes.

Thursday, September 4th, 2025

Check out the changes to the Maya plugin for creating hair and fur for games and VFX, including fast new workflows for braiding hair.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Check out the new features in this major update to the 3D character creation app, from the new HD base characters to the new Maya plugin.

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025