Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 16.0
Latest major update to the material authoring software adds new 3D Shape Splatter node, SDF shape creation tools, OpenPBR support.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
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Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 21.0 in beta
Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
You can now use V-Ray free for commercial work in Blender
See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Download 480+ free kitbash assets and materials with Cargo 3.0
Check out the changes to KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla's asset browser, plus the free 3D vehicles, buildings and materials available through it.
Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Houdini plant-generation toolkit Natsura is now in early access
Check out the interesting high-performance vegetation modeling toolset for games and VFX. Now available for commercial use.
Friday, April 10th, 2026
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.1
AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Autodesk acquires core tech of AI motion-capture firm Radical
Autodesk buys core tech and IP of the AI mocap pioneer. The Radical website will shut down on 6 July, so download your data before then.
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Retopoflow 4 now makes Blender auto-save in Edit Mode
Latest update to the popular suite of sketch-based retopology tools fixes a long-standing issue with Blender itself. Check out the other changes.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
Rokoko Create generates full-body animations for free
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
Beeble launches AI roto service Background Remover
New online service automatically generates alpha mattes for image sequences or videos. See how it compares to other AI roto tools.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Unigine 2.21 is out
Check out the updates to animation and rendering in the real-time 3D engine. New pricing, but still free for indie games and VFX projects.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.5
Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including tighter integration with online mood boarding platform Firefly Boards.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Boris FX acquires Vegas Pro, Sound Forge and Acid Pro
VFX and motion graphics tools firm buys Magix's pro video and audio editing software. New version of Vegas Pro already available.
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026