IDV releases SpeedTree 9.5
Tree-generation software for games and VFX gets new Projectors system for adding surface details like moss and snow.
Friday, July 21st, 2023
procedural modeling
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
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.0
Material authoring app gets a new set of Spline and Path tools, but its procedural geometry toolset has been removed.
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
iToo Software releases RailClone 6 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the popular parametric modelling plugin and its built-in asset libraries.
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Blender's simulation nodes are coming in Blender 3.6
Long-awaited node-based simulation system reaches the daily builds of the open-source 3D app.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Get Antoine Bagattini's free Blender add-on BagaPie V10
Popular modifier gets new tool to package your Geometry Nodes set-ups into custom Blender add-ons.
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
Tutorial: Create a Waterwheel Simulation in Houdini
Master procedural modeling and fluid simulation with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Foundry ships Modo 16.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modelling and rendering software, including interesting new workflows for applying decals.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 12.4
Material authoring tool gets quality-of-life updates when working with nodes, formulas or the 3D View.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.4
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from path guiding in Cycles to a hidden bonus for motion designers.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Try Blender's new node-based simulation framework
Long-awaited expansion of the Geometry Nodes system now available as an experimental branch of Blender.
Monday, November 28th, 2022
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 12.3
Material authoring app's modelling toolset gets support for subgraphs, plus new curve-editing nodes.
Friday, October 7th, 2022