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Big update makes the popular 3D tree-generation tool available to Houdini as well as Blender users.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

Major update to the Cinema 4D plugins includes new versions of X-Particles, NeXus, plant generator Taiao and terrain tool TerraformFX.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

USD-based motion design and VFX software gets new tools to apply textures to deforming surfaces, for digital makeup and logo work.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

See footage of a pre-alpha build of EmberGen creator's hotly tipped upcoming real-time liquid simulator.

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Discover how to create real-time fantasy effects with Houdini and Unreal Engine in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer aims to make the software 'as powerful for VFX as it is for architectural visualization'.

Thursday, June 29th, 2023

Download handy free brushes for sculpting hair, fur and cloth: now including a new Volume Blender.

Thursday, June 29th, 2023

Set of 17 high-quality meshes can be used as bases for sculpting custom 3D characters. CC0 licence.

Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

Free plugin lets you create skyboxes by entering text prompts inside the Unreal Editor if you have a Skybox AI API key.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

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

Monday, June 26th, 2023

3D texture painting software gets neat 3D path system for painting along editable Bezier guide curves.

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023

AI-assisted head-generation plugin for Character Creator can now turn 3D meshes - including partial facial scans - into full CC4 characters.

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023