Nick Kallen ships Plasticity 1.1
Promising lightweight NURBS modeller gets on-screen measurements, auto-backup system, 3D text and STL export.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
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F3D 2.0 is a free, lightweight ray traced 3D model viewer
Neat open-source tool displays 3D models or point clouds in common formats on Windows, Linux, macOS.
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
Free tool: HeliumX Lite for After Effects
New free tool creates animated 3D text and page turn effects inside Adobe's compositing software.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Check out promising new NURBS modeller Plasticity
Now shipping: check out this streamlined tool for 3D modelling and concept design, described as 'CAD for artists'.
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
Use NeRFs in Unreal Engine with Luma AI's new plugin
Get volumetric captures into UE5 to use as props or environments with the plugin, currently free in alpha.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.1
Material authoring and 3D capture software gets new Paint Warp filter to straighten scanned textures.
Friday, March 31st, 2023
Light Engine releases Light Tracer Render 2.6
Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.
Friday, March 17th, 2023
Free NeRF toolset Nerfstudio now supports 360° video
Reconstruct 3D scenes matching 360-degree video and export to DCC apps as PLY or OBJ files.
Monday, March 13th, 2023
Trimble releases SketchUp for iPad 6.2
Check out all of the latest changes to the new iOS edition of the architectural modelling software.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
Check out promising free SDF modelling tool Clavicula
Unusual free tool provides a quick way to rough out ideas for props, concept art or product designs.
Thursday, February 16th, 2023
Download the entire city of New York in 3D for free
Download any part of Geopipe's 3D reconstruction of NYC in standard 3D formats. For commercial use.
Sunday, February 12th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.0
Major update to the material authoring tool adds intuitive new AI-assisted 3D scanning toolset.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Free tool: Arseniy Korablev releases Teya Conceptor 5.0
Concept design and kitbashing app now generates 2D alphas and 3D buildings and plants with one click.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023