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Substance Engine

Material authoring app gets a new set of Spline and Path tools, but its procedural geometry toolset has been removed.

Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

Other tech 'Oscars' go to Pixar's Fizt2 simulation system and Wētā FX's in-house render manager.

Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Intriguing update to the material authoring tool lets users 'go beyond PBR texture maps' when creating Substances.

Friday, May 10th, 2019

Allegorithmic's free add-on lets users edit textures in Substance format using Houdini's native tools.

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Big update to the browser-based generative AI tool makes it possible to create 8K 360° environments from text prompts or sketches

Friday, April 19th, 2024

First new Ampere-generation workstation GPUs in two years are entry-level cards for AI and less demanding CG work.

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

New plugin generates procedural 3D buildings from modular parts, directly inside the real-time animation software.

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the set of effects plugins for video editing and compositing apps like After Effects and DaVinci Resolve.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

Free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Mari adds powerful new Node Editor and Ramp Editor.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Check out the new features in the stable version of the virtual reality sculpting software, and the experimental public beta release.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024