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Biggest update to the character animation and mocap editing software for some years adds initial support for USD workflows.

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

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

Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.

Friday, March 1st, 2024

Check out the latest features in the digital sculpting, 3D painting and retopology app, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Long-awaited new macOS edition of the veteran 3D animation tool is due out later today, for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Friday, February 9th, 2024

Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

DNEG TD's add-on to streamline UV workflow gets new options for working with UDIMs, and checking assets for common UV errors.

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software can now perform Boolean operations interactively, even on dense meshes.

Thursday, November 23rd, 2023

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Updated: Neat add-on streamlines baking PBR textures inside Blender. Now supports thickness maps.

Sunday, September 10th, 2023

Volume 2 now available: master the Maya soft tissue simulation tool with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive two-part guide.

Friday, September 8th, 2023

Updated, now in beta: open-source framework connects VFX tools into a coherent USD-ready pipeline.

Friday, August 25th, 2023