Baga Grove lets you 'draw' plants into your Blender scenes
Neat plugin lets users draw outlines in the viewport and have them filled automatically with naturally randomized sets of 3D plants.
Monday, February 19th, 2024
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Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Maya Update 2
Maya edition of the renderer gets support for MaterialX, initial support for LookdevX, and the option to scatter lights with Chaos Scatter.
Monday, February 19th, 2024
Open-source project ZLUDA lets CUDA apps run on AMD GPUs
Experimental tech lets NVIDIA-only apps, including RealityCapture and Arnold, run unmodified on AMD GPUs. Check out our FAQs on it.
Friday, February 16th, 2024
Get the free Sculpt Bridge Tool for Blender
Handy add-on creates organic strands between two points on the surface of a 3D model, in a similar way to ZBrush's Slime Bridge.
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Epic Games releases RealityScan 1.4
Check out the new features in the free photogrammetry app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, including better scan cropping tools.
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Blender plugin InkTool turns your 3D models into brush paintings
Zhihao Yao's beautiiful new $15 plugin provides a complete 'toolkit for creating 3D ink paintings' inside the open-source 3D software.
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Check out virtual anatomy reference app Hand Poser Lite
Can't get a live model? Pose and customize a 3D hand to act as a reference when sketching, painting or sculpting.
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.7
Check out the latest features in the virtual reality sculpting tool, including a new algorithm for upresing sculpting layers.
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
JangaFX releases LiquiGen 0.1
Much-anticipated real-time liquid simulator gets first public preview. See which features are in the initial alpha, and which are coming later.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
Airen 4D is an upcoming 'AI render engine' for Cinema 4D
Intriguing plugin uses Stable Diffusion AI models to turn simple geometry into photorealistic images, with detailed materials and lighting.
Monday, February 12th, 2024
LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023 for Mac
Long-awaited new macOS edition of the veteran 3D animation tool is due out later today, for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
Friday, February 9th, 2024
Adobe releases After Effects 24.2
Overhaul of the compositing app's 3D toolset continues, with the option to import 3D models in OBJ format and environment maps as EXR files.
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
Get 180+ free modular 3D assets for creating fantasy interiors
Get games art firm Laertes Studios' Fantasy Interior Environment kit for free this month. 182 assets, with LODs and 2,048 x 2.048px textures.
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024