Foundry discontinues Modo
Veteran 3D modeling and rendering software retired after 20 years, with no further updates expected after Modo 17.1, due later this year.
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
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Sketchsoft releases Feather 1.0
First paid version of the nifty 3D sketching app for iPad is a major update, adding new 3D liquify, lighting and post effects toolsets.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Tutorial: Creating Cinematic Concept Art
Discover an efficient professional concept art workflow in Blender and Photoshop with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Chaos releases Enscape 4.2
Check out the new features in the real-time visualization software, including improvements to software ray tracing and Artistic Visual Modes.
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
Latest major update to the renderer adds support for 3D Gaussian Splatting and luminaires, and updates V-Ray GPU and the VFB.
Thursday, October 31st, 2024
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.9
GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool gets new terrain sculpting and phasing animation systems, plus 3D Gaussian Splatting.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Tutorial: Concepting & Illustrating a Sword for Games
Master professional concept design techniques in ZBrush, Blender and Photoshop with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Chaos releases Vantage 2.6
Real-time ray tracing renderer for large V-Ray scenes gets support for the V-Ray Clipper and a new Water Surface object.
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Creating a Character Bust: From Ideation to Final Render
Create a portfolio-worthy 3D character with Naughty Dog Senior Character Artist Colleen Larson's tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Unity releases Unity 6
Long-awaited major release of the game engine ships. Check out its new features, new release schedule, and new pricing and licensing.
Friday, October 18th, 2024
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025.3
3D modeling and animation app gets support for the OpenPBR material standard, and performance updates to key modifiers.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025.3
Update to the 3D animation tool reworks Boolean modeling, and introduces OpenPBR support and interesting new simulation features.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.0
Major update to the real-time lighting and look dev tool adds support for UDIM workflows, interactive baking, hybrid rendering.
Monday, October 14th, 2024