Adobe wins tech Emmy Award for Character Animator
Real-time 2D animation app wins Technology & Engineering award for innovations affecting television.
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
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Get promising free low-poly 3D modeling tool Dust3D
Neat ultra-lightweight tool creates low-poly games assets, complete with automated character rigs.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Check out open-source 3D painting tool ArmorPaint
Version 0.7 of the Substance Painter-like texture painting tool adds live links to UE4 and Unity.
Monday, January 13th, 2020
Get animation tool TAFA free
Veteran morph-based facial animation tool available as a free download. The UI shows its age, but many users still swear by it.
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Download free terrain editing software TerreSculptor 2.0
Neat 'open use' tool exports 3D terrains or heightmaps to DCC tools and game engines, at up to 65K resolution.
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Sketchfab's models of the month: December 2019
See the month's best real-time 3D models on Sketchfab, including these League of Legends skins.
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
Check out real-time hair creator HairStrips for Maya
Intuitive new Maya add-on creates procedural polystrip-based hair for use in games and AR applications.
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
Sketchfab's models of the month: November 2019
See the month's best real-time 3D models: several available as free downloads, like this detailed mech.
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.81
The leading open-source 3D package gets another big update. Check out the key features here.
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Reallusion ships iClone 7.7 and Character Creator 3.2
Real-time 3D character tools get new Digital Human Shader for more realistic skin, eyes and hair.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Uppercut releases U-Render 2019.11 for Cinema 4D
'Really real-time' renderer for Cinema 4D now out of early access - and now supports volumetrics.
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Real-time ray tracing, Havok physics due in Unity this year
Updated: Havok Physics now out as a preview package. DXR ray tracing also available in preview.
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Sketchfab's models of the month: October 2019
See the month's best real-time 3D models, including this intricate sculpt of a Valkyrie, available to download for free.
Friday, November 1st, 2019