Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.4
Check out the latest changes to renderer, including better toon shading and faster rendering of mesh lights.
Thursday, October 5th, 2023
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Pixelmachine releases TopoGun 3
Now officially shipping after three years in beta: pioneering standalone retopology tool gets its first major update in over a decade.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
Autodesk adds MaterialX support to USD for 3ds Max 0.5
Update to the USD integration plugin makes it possible to author, import or export MaterialX materials from 3ds Max.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3
Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
Animate Anything uses AI to rig your 3D characters
Online service rigs 3D humanoids, animals and vehicles for use in real-time applications. Now comes with 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and UE5 add-ons.
Monday, October 2nd, 2023
See the new ZBrush features from ZBrush Summit 2023
Check out the upcoming features in the digital sculpting software, including a neat new Replay system, and integrated Cinema 4D noises.
Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Blender 4.0 will let you create your own node-based tools
New Node Tools system will let artists package groups of Geometry Nodes into standard Edit Mode menu commands.
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Cell Fluids is a lightweight new real-time fluid solver for Blender
Check out the neat $20 Geometry Nodes-based add-on, capable of generating simple, good-looking fluid sims in 'semi-realtime'.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
Boonika Art Tools launches AAA Terrains and Erosion Mixer
Check out the library of 16K heightmaps for generating high-res terrains, and a new Blender tool for creating custom erosion effects.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Vicon releases Shōgun 1.12
Check out the latest features in Vicon's software for solving and cleaning data from its optical mocap systems.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Chaos releases Vantage 2.1
Real-time ray tracing renderer becomes first DCC app to support NVIDIA's DLSS 3.5 and its AI-trained Ray Reconstruction denoiser.
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
Get client feedback on 3D models in your browser with Modelsend
New web app lets CG artists get 'clear and actionable feedback' on 3D models from collaborators and clients. Free for up to 5 projects.
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
Serif releases Affinity Photo 2.2
Check out the new features in the latest free update to the image-editing software, including support for OCIO 2 color management.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023