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Free tool automatically generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new time-saving symmetry options.

Friday, December 9th, 2022

Free browser-based tool generates animation in FBX and BVH format for use in apps like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.

Monday, December 5th, 2022

Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes.

Monday, November 21st, 2022

Check out the new features in the browser-based tool for turning video footage into 3D animation. You can use it for free in beta.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

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

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

Updated: cut-down edition of popular auto-rigging system ACS2 now also works with Modo Indie.

Sunday, December 12th, 2021

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to prepare 3D scans for use in production pipelines.

Monday, September 27th, 2021

Updated: new free plugin for editing Substance materials inside Blender now also works on Linux.

Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

Unusual physics-based animation software gets a new Graph Editor, new tools for tweening character poses, and new spline IK system.

Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Software giant's Gold sponsorship provides €30,000/year to help develop the open-source 3D app.

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Crowd animation system for Maya and Houdini gets new behaviour tree. UE4 plugin also now updated.

Saturday, May 22nd, 2021

Big update to the open-source Maya rigging framework adds new tools to auto-rig game characters, and for using mGear rigs in UE4.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

Discover 20 video tutorials from the leading digital training firm that no CG artist can afford to miss.

Sunday, January 31st, 2021