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Check out the new features in the real-time ray tracing renderer, including OpenPBR support and updates to smoke and fire sims.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2026

Discover what's new in CG tools including Shapelab Lite, Sisir and Tripo Studio, plus new anatomy reference app Portrait Studio Pro.

Monday, September 28th, 2026

Discover how the VFX studio used UE5 from previs through to post to create the CG environments for the natural history documentary series.

Friday, September 4th, 2026

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new tools for creating street layouts, and a Python 3 API.

Monday, July 13th, 2026

Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.

Wednesday, June 17th, 2026

Real-time visualization software gets new tools for matching 3D models to backplates, light linking system, more camera and lens properties.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

AI-powered browser-based tool generates idles and movement cycles from text prompts. You can export five per month in FBX format.

Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Tool for auto-fitting 3D clothing to 3D characters gets new plugins for round-tripping assets to Unity and Unreal. Supports MetaHumans.

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Poser 14 is out

Update to the veteran figure-posing software streamlines materials and environment workflow, but removes the Cloth Room and macOS edition.

Monday, January 5th, 2026

Real-time ray tracing renderer is now available as a viewport renderer in Houdini, via a Hydra delegate. New smoke and fire simulator, too.

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new workflows for creating more complex forms for buildings.

Monday, December 8th, 2025

Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.

Friday, November 28th, 2025