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
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Kiri Engine gets support for 3D Gaussian Splatting
Updated: 3D scanning app now lets users edit 3DGS scans and export them to DCC apps in OBJ format, on both iOS and Android.
Monday, March 11th, 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
Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.3
Check out the new features in the photogrammetry app, including an interesting new mosaicing-based option for UV unwrapping.
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Free 3D scanning app Kiri Engine now supports Lidar
Users with LIdar-equipped iOS devices can also now process photogrammetry scans locally, without uploading data to the cloud.
Friday, September 15th, 2023
Convert 3D files for free in your browser with Convert 3D
Convert 3D assets from over 50 common file formats, including Blender scene files. Runs securely offline using WebAssembly.
Monday, September 11th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.6
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
Polycam gets new AI-based 360 Capture system
Mobile 3D scanning app's new mode captures 360° environments on phones without 360° cameras.
Friday, June 2nd, 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
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
Download open-source VR sketching tool Open Brush 2.0
Big update to the free app adds a layers system, pressure sensitivity and new options for mixed reality.
Friday, January 27th, 2023
Polycam 3.0 released
Check out the new features in the popular LIDAR scanning and photogrammetry app, available for iOS, Android and as an online tool.
Monday, December 19th, 2022