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See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

Students can now get one-year licences of Nuke, Katana, Mari and Modo for $99, if they don't already get them free as part of a course.

Friday, September 29th, 2023

New Generative Expand and Generative Fill tools based on Adobe's Firefly AI toolset can now be used commercially.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Change will let artists use apps like RenderMan or OctaneRender as viewport renderers inside Designer. Native MaterialX support also due.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

Master advanced digital matte painting techniques with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

Now shipping: update to real-time rendering toolkit extends OpenUSD support, adds support for rendering EXR sequences.

Monday, August 7th, 2023

Create a large-scale city for VFX or cinematics work with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Sunday, August 6th, 2023

Discover how to create industry-standard games materials with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

Discover which Nvidia GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests.

Monday, June 26th, 2023

Interesting new app lets users create custom game content from an online library of CC0 assets.

Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Check out the new features in the digital painting and image editing app, including non-destructive painting in text and shape layers.

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023