Maxon ships Cinema 4D S26.1
Subscriber-only release updates Cinema 4D's cloth simulation tools and node UI, and adds new HDRIs, textures and Redshift materials.
Thursday, June 30th, 2022
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Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.1
3D modelling and rendering tool gets new spline extrusion workflow, plus updates to key modifiers.
Thursday, June 16th, 2022
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2023
3D modelling and rendering software gets glTF support, plus updates to the Physical Material, retopology tools and auto-backup.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R25
3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Ragdoll Dynamics adds real-time physics to your Maya rigs
Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 3.0
Material authoring app formerly known as Substance Alchemist also now creates lighting set-ups.
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 7.2
3D texture painting app gets better auto UV unwrapping, support for the new Adobe Standard Material.
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022.1
Check out the updates to Smart Extrude, modifiers and retopology in the latest version of the 3D modelling and rendering software.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Maxon ships Cinema 4D S24
Subscriber-only update to the 3D animation software adds new asset browser and scene manager, and new physics-enabled layout tools.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022
Iterative update to the 3D software updates key modelling tools like Smart Extrude, and the Bake to Texture system for games work.
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
Adobe releases Substance Painter 2021.1
3D texture painting tool gets new Geometry Mask system, plus option to copy effects between layers.
Friday, January 29th, 2021
Sneak peek: Chaos Group's R&D work on V-Ray's VRayMtl
Video: see the new translucency in the standard V-Ray material, expected in V-Ray 5 Update 1.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2021.3
Update to the 3D software adds new retopology tools and support for bloom effects in the viewport.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020