AWS launches Deadline Cloud
Online service based around AWS's free Deadline renderfarm manager 'makes it easy to set up a cloud-based render farm in minutes'.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
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Cell Fluids 1.6 for Blender is out
Promising lightweight Blender fluids add-on can now bake simulations for export to game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.8.5 in public beta
Check out the new AI features in the virtual reality modeling software, including a handy-looking Search by Shape system.
Monday, April 1st, 2024
Enscape releases Enscape 4,0
Real-time visualization software gets improvements to GPU ray tracing, new V-Ray Scene Exporter and support for Intel Arc GPUs.
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.3
Check out the changes in the compatibility-breaking update to the renderer, including better denoising and progressive rendering.
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025
Check out the changes ijn the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to retopology, OCIO color management and USD.
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025 and Maya Creative 2025
Check out the latest features in the 3D modeling and animation app, from the new Smart Extrude system to LookdevX, Arnold and Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
Adobe releases After Effects 24.3
Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, like support for per-character text styling.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.1
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
KeenTools ships FaceBuilder 2024.1 for Blender
Popular plugin for creating 3D head models from source photos of an actor gets streamlined new one-click texturing workflow.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
Ephere's Ragnar is an AI copilot for 3ds Max
Control Max with text commands: type in a description of what you want to create and have this GPT-based plugin do the work for you.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
Lumion releases Lumion 2024.0
Check out the new features in the real-time visualization tool, including better, faster ray traced rendering, with support for temporal denoising.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2024.1
Big update to the AI-assisted animation software adds animation retargeting and 'unbaking' systems, plus new pricing model
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024