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RBF Manager

Open-source rigging and animation framework gets a new blueprint system - and a Softimage-inspired alternative to Maya's Outliner.

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Free Maya rigging framework gets new RBF Manager and updated Simple Rig auto-rigging system.

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

Promising browser-based app gets a new Classic editor for video editing, as well as editors for 2D and 3D motion design.

Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

Long-awaited update to the popular Baga Ivy Generator plugin for VFX and arch viz makes it possible to create plant growth animations.

Monday, February 23rd, 2026

Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated production renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya.

Monday, February 23rd, 2026

Get started with Maya with the Eric Keller's new beginners' tutorials for The Gnomon Workshop. Volume 2 covers 3D modeling and rigging.

Sunday, February 22nd, 2026

3D tracking and match-moving software gets new Mocha Point Tracker, live previous for GeoH setups, plus USD and USDZ import.

Friday, February 20th, 2026

Quixel Mixer 2023.1 makes it possible to run the material-authoring software offline indefinitely, unlike previous versions.

Friday, February 20th, 2026