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Friday, November 21st, 2025
motion graphics
Nevercenter releases Silo 2026.0 with the Silo Blender Bridge
Lightweight 3D modeling and UV mapping software gets new plugin transferring edits made to a model to and from Blender.
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 11.1
Check out the new features in the texture painting software, including a Ribbon path for flowing patterns or text seamlessly over a 3D model.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
Blender 5.0 is finally here: check out its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from Geometry Nodes and Cycles to changes to color management.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
Check out the key changes in the Nuke 17.0 open beta
Latest updates to Foundry's family of compositing apps overhauls the 3D system, and introduces MaterialX and ACES 2.0 support.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.2
3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.
Monday, November 17th, 2025
Adobe adds new 3D features to After Effects 25.6 and the AE beta
Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.
Friday, November 14th, 2025
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.4.4
Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Unreal Engine 5.7 is here: see five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.3
3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.3 and Maya Creative 2026.3
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Sneak peek: ZBrush's new Retopo brush and photogrammetry tools
Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
The desktop edition of ZBrush is finally getting a new interface
New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025