Adobe releases Substance 3D Connector
Open-source framework should help devs write plugins to send files between Substance 3D apps and tools like Blender and Maya.
Friday, April 5th, 2024
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5 key features in Blender 4.1
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
Daniel Bystedt's free Blender add-on creates hair cards from curves
Handy new free add-on turns curve-based Blender hair to faster-rendering geometry for use in games and real-time apps.
Monday, March 18th, 2024
Stability AI and Tripo AI release image-to-3D AI model TripoSR
New open-source generative AI model can create a textured 3D mesh from a single source image in under a second.
Friday, March 8th, 2024
Adobe open-sources its USD conversion plugins
Open-source tech converts 3D models, materials and animation data between USD and FBX, glTF, OBJ, PLY and STL formats.
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.5
Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Croods: A New Age.
Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D add-on 2.0 for Blender
Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
Is V-Ray for Blender back in active development?
Chaos is working on the integration between its V-Ray renderer and the open-source 3D software 'right now', according to its latest livestream.
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
Open Brush 2.4 is available
Check out the new features in this sizeable update to the open-source app for creating 3D sketches and concept designs in virtual reality,
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
Tutorial: Design Futuristic Architecture Using Blender
Discover a complete concept design workflow based around the open-source 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
Open-source project ZLUDA lets CUDA apps run on AMD GPUs
Experimental tech lets NVIDIA-only apps, including RealityCapture and Arnold, run unmodified on AMD GPUs. Check out our FAQs on it.
Friday, February 16th, 2024
Blender Foundation unveils Project Baklava
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
Otoy backs the Blender Development Fund
OctaneRender developer becomes Blender's latest Corporate Patron, contributing at least €240,000/year to the open-source 3D software.
Friday, February 9th, 2024