Get three free scanned 3D characters from Human Alloy
Download free human figures, one rigged for animation. FBX and 3ds Max formats; for commercial use.
Friday, December 29th, 2017
SketchUp
Black Friday and winter 2017 deals for CG artists
Updated with discounts valid until the New Year, including Affinity Photo and Marmoset Toolbag.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
Trimble cans SketchUp Make, launches SketchUp Free
Old free desktop edition of the software replaced by new browser-based version. Check out the differences here.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Trimble releases SketchUp Pro 2018
Architectural modeling tool gets new options for section cuts and BIM data, plus native STL export.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Get four free Renderpeople rigged 3D characters
Updated: Scan-based figures work in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya - and now Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine.
Sunday, November 12th, 2017
CL3VER turns 3D scenes into interactive tours in one click
Updated online service converts Max and Revit scenes into WebGL presentations that can be viewed in your web browser.
Friday, October 6th, 2017
Paste models between 3D apps with this neat free tool
Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3 for SketchUp
Update adds new UI, new library of 200 physically based materials, V-Ray Swarm distributed rendering.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Ultimate Unwrap 3D 3.50.22 ships
Inexpensive UV unwrapping software for artists and game modders gets new Heal UVs tool.
Thursday, January 5th, 2017
Trimble ships SketchUp 2017
3D modelling software gets new graphics pipeline and Extension Manager. Pro users get tables in LayOut, plus better DWG export.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
my.SketchUp lets you use SketchUp in your web browser
Now in free public beta: Trimble's new online version of SketchUp even runs on Linux or Chrome OS.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
CL3VER launches CL3VER 3.3
Updated: Cloud-based platform for turning 3D models into interactive presentations gets VR capabilities, new desktop app.
Monday, December 21st, 2015
Trimble ships SketchUp 2016
Architectural modeling tool gets improved 3D drawing workflow, updated texture library. Pro users get new online collaboration system.
Thursday, November 19th, 2015