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procedural workflow

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

'Biggest release yet' of the next-gen tool for motion design and VFX adds new options for working with vector shapes, text and audio.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Master professional procedural techniques for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive Houdini tutorial.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including a new system of SImulation Layers for distributing sediment.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

USD-based motion design and VFX software gets new tools to apply textures to deforming surfaces, for digital makeup and logo work.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

Master procedural modeling and fluid simulation with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Sunday, April 23rd, 2023

Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.

Monday, March 27th, 2023

Left Angle's unusual USD-based app is pitched as the world's first 'responsive design video software'.

Friday, January 20th, 2023

3D software gets new soft body physics and symmetry modelling systems, OpenColorIO support. Updates are now subscription-only.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

GPU-based terrain generation app gets new Fast Render mode, plus bridge tools for Unity and UE4.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how Gaea's procedural terrain tools extend VFX workflows.

Monday, December 14th, 2020

Major update to the 3D software adds new GPU render engine, animation layers, first step towards Houdini-like procedural workflows.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

Standalone pipeline tool lets studios build new VFX, game dev and machine learning workflows around Houdini's new PDG tech.

Friday, March 15th, 2019