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'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Check out the new features in the open-source game engine and new third-party add-ons like this volumetric cloudscapes system.

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

New Node Tools system will let artists package groups of Geometry Nodes into standard Edit Mode menu commands.

Thursday, September 28th, 2023

Re-Logic's donation to the open-source game engine was made in protest at Unity's controversial proposed new Unity Runtime Fee.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Updated: Neat add-on streamlines baking PBR textures inside Blender. Now supports thickness maps.

Sunday, September 10th, 2023

Popular open-source 3D texture painting software gets a new Smudge tool, group masks, and better OBJ import.

Friday, September 8th, 2023

Updated, now in beta: open-source framework connects VFX tools into a coherent USD-ready pipeline.

Friday, August 25th, 2023

Handy new free add-on streamlines cloth simulation workflow inside the open-source 3D software.

Monday, August 14th, 2023

Lightweight add-on generates customisable wind-animated trees inside the open-source 3D app. Check out the Treezy 1.1 update.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

Popular lightweight NURBS modeller gets add-on live-linking it to the open-source 3D software.

Friday, August 4th, 2023

Free node-based tool lets users author MaterialX materials for use in renderers like Arnold and Karma.

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

Ubiquitous tech for reading and writing images becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023