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Check out the changes to the 3D clothing design app, including new tools for painting wrinkles into fabric - and ripping it apart along seams.

Monday, August 24th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Sizeable free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds Text and Scatter Layers, and support for IES light profiles.

Thursday, August 13th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

Add-ons for loading caches from the Maya crowd simulation add-on now available under an Apache 2.0 license, alongside Golaem 9.3.2.

Monday, August 3rd, 2026

Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

See the the new features in the physically based GPU renderers, including a new cutaway render system and fSpy camera matching.

Friday, July 31st, 2026

Latest open-source version of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2 adds work-in-progress MaterialX support.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Updated for Alpha 2: next major version of the GPU renderer adds neat options for recreating iridescent and ultra-reflective materials.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026