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scan data

Next-gen material creation tool is now available to download for free during its beta. Will become a $99 perpetual licence on final release.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

Handy add-on creates patches or scatter objects from hi-res models; rebuilds point cloud scan data.

Friday, January 18th, 2019

Video: Intriguing 'augmented digital material creation' tool will blend hand painting, parametric editing and AI workflows.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Updated: Scan-based figures work in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya - and now Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Interesting new LightWave plugin offers unusual ways to edit and resmesh simulation and scan data.

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

Image-based modelling software gets new system for generating crisper, more detailed meshes. Now with new filtering options.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2017

New online marketplace for scanned 3D assets is offering $50 in model credits of anyone accepted for its beta program.

Monday, June 12th, 2017

MeshLab 2016 ships

Newly updated open-source app provides complete set of tools for cleaning and editing 3D scan data, or readying meshes for 3D printing.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Get ZBrush to Photoshop CC, 3D Print Hub and real-world scale modeling tool Scale Master for free.

Monday, January 2nd, 2017

Get detailed models of animals and props from the online marketplace for 3D scan data. All in OBJ format.

Sunday, October 16th, 2016

Updated, now shipping: Standalone tool coverts ultra-dense point cloud data into production-ready meshes.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

Free professional desktop software turns scan data or photos into 3D meshes and cleans them for export.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Neat new app for retopologising 3D scan data adds sculpting brushes plus updated texture transfer tool.

Thursday, July 24th, 2014