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Thinkinetic's destruction plugin now lets users update the geometry or shatter pattern of the object being broken after a sim has been run.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.

Friday, August 15th, 2025

Innovative Maya-compatible character animation software gets new Sequencer editor and automatic secondary dynamics.

Monday, July 28th, 2025

Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D sculpting and retopology software, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Popular digital sculpting app for iPads and Android tablets is now available as experimental free builds for Windows and macOS.

Saturday, May 31st, 2025

Check out the latest features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including new nodes for resolving intersections.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

Promising open-source add-on lets you scatter plants and rocks in your scenes according to elevation, texture masks or guide curves.

Sunday, March 2nd, 2025

Check out the new features in the sub-$100 image editing app, including support for Cryptomatte data when retouching 3D renders.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Check out Blender's work-in-progress layered animation system, including the roadmap, tech demos - and some very early UI mockups.

Friday, February 16th, 2024

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modelling app and its UE5-based real-time renderer.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

Check out the new features in the sub-$100 image editing software, including better layer workflow.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Big update makes the popular 3D tree-generation tool available to Houdini as well as Blender users.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023