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Houdini Engine plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine now free for larger studios, not just indie artists.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

Updated: new connection plugins available for Nvidia's collaboration platform, now in free public beta.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

Discover the most important new tools in the open-source 3D app, from geometry nodes to APIC sims.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Update adds support for masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer, better caustics and translucent materials.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

New online library of architectural 3D models is optimised for V-Ray and Chaos Vantage. Free to users of selected versions of V-Ray 5.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

New Lite edition of Tripolygon's popular sketch-based modeling and level design tool for Unity can be used free in commercial work.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Arch viz workflow tool automates assembly of Photoshop files from elements rendered in V-Ray, Corona - and now FStormRender.

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

Download 3D buildings, props and characters from the console and PC title via the Unreal Marketplace. Commercial use.

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Neat plugin for adding realistic snow to 3D scenes gets brush-based sculpting, new icicle object.

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Check out Gameloft character artist Mihail Lupu's neat new 3ds Max tool for creating fast-rendering hair.

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Sub-$50 natural media painting software gets support for Apple's M1 chips, more AI-based auto-paint options, new colour harmonies.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

Digital nature tools get USD export, support for native Arnold materials, revamped Cinema 4D integrations.

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Amazing plugin for painting objects into scenes under gravity also now lets you Attract or Explode them.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021