Chaos adds AI Material Generator to V-Ray 7.1.2 for SketchUp
Experimental cloud-based tool generates PBR materials and texture maps from real-world reference photos. Find more details here.
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
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MatPlus puts Substance 3D-style texture painting inside Blender
Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.
Friday, August 15th, 2025
Get 165 3D assets for creating a warehouse scene in Unreal Engine
Asset library ScansMatter's modular Warehouse Environment pack is free on Fab for the next two weeks. 4K PBR textures, commercial use.
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Dimension 5 releases D5 Render 2.11
Wide-ranging update to the architectural renderer adds AI PBR material generation, plus new scene layout, camera and lighting tools.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Beeble launches SwitchLight 2.0
Now out of early access: next-gen video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction.
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Download over 1,500 free PBR texture sets from LotPixel
Download scan-based PBR texture sets of common interior and exterior materials at up to 8K resolution. For commercial use.
Sunday, July 6th, 2025
Download three free assets from terrain kitbash library Terra xL
Get three 3D scanned mountains from the neat new asset library for kitbashing environments for VFX and concept art. Commercial use.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Get 330 free kitbash assets for post-apocalyptic environments
Download free assets from Oleg Ushenok's incredible new kitbash asset pack. FBX format, with PBR textures, for commercial use.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
Desktop edition of sculpting app Nomad enters free beta
Popular digital sculpting app for iPads and Android tablets is now available as experimental free builds for Windows and macOS.
Saturday, May 31st, 2025
Lumion releases Lumion View for SketchUp
New real-time design exploration and visualization plugin lets users generate ray traced 4K renders inside the 3D modeling software.
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.0
Big update to the 3D clothing design tool adds a new fur material, new keyframe animation capabilities, and a modular garment library.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
Sparseal adds SDF modeling to Uniform 1.4
Big update to the iPad app for creating 3D models for games and concept art adds SDF modeling system and 3D printing features.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025