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Ornatrix Maya

Popular hair plugin for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya and Unreal Engine is now available free to educational institutions and students worldwide.

Sunday, September 28th, 2025

Check out the changes to the Maya plugin for creating hair and fur for games and VFX, including fast new workflows for braiding hair.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Maya hair plugin's Graft Grooms system makes it possible to create entire hair grooms in a few clicks.

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

Major update adds AI compositing system Harmonize, and an image upscaler powered by Topaz Labs' AI models. See all the new features.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2025

Free renderfarm management software will still be supported, but will only get critical fixes. Users advised to 'explore Deadline Cloud'.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2025

Get ultra-high-resolution HDRIs for visualization, VFX and games projects from the new online asset library. EXR format, CC0 license.

Monday, October 27th, 2025

Handy web app lets you compare 3D scans of real-world insects, spiders, scorpions and crabs for use as creature design references.

Sunday, October 26th, 2025

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial Introduction to Fusion provides a complete beginner's guide to using Fusion for concept design.

Saturday, October 25th, 2025