Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for SketchUp
SketchUp edition of the renderer gets support for 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for lighting, and new material override options.
Thursday, December 12th, 2024
new features
Foundry releases Katana 8.0
Check out the new features in the lighting and look development software, including support for USD export and USD roundtripping.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
Foundry releases Mari 7.1
Now available: 3D texture painting software gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals.
Monday, December 9th, 2024
Maxon releases Redshift 2025.2
GPU renderer gets new non-photorealistic rendering options and a USD Command Line Rendering tool for use on render farms.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.1
3D animation and motion graphics software gets revamped Boolean modeling system, plus updates to simulation and USD workflows.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.1
Digital sculpting software gets new Quick Polygroup Brush, updated Anchors Brush, tighter integration with the Redshift renderer.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Adobe releases After Effects 25.1
Check out the changes to 3D workflows in the latest update to the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX work.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
Check out Substance 3D Modeler's new Primitives system
Updated for version 1.17: VR modeling software gets new non-destructive workflow for blocking out complex hard surface models.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system
Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Esri releases CityEngine 2024.1
Check out the new features in the procedural city-generation software, including Boolean operations and two-point perspective correction.
Sunday, December 1st, 2024
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2024.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a ragdoll physics system, and a live link to Unreal Engine.
Friday, November 29th, 2024
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2025
Set of effects plugins for apps like After Effects and DaVinci Resolve gets new tools for mimicking the look of analog video.
Monday, November 25th, 2024
Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5
Big update to the photogrammetry app adds USD export and new options aimed at games and VFX. Free to indie artists and studios.
Friday, November 22nd, 2024