Tutorial: Hard-Surface 3D/VR Mech Design
Discover how to sculpt a mech in virtual reality with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly Substance 3D Modeler tutorial.
Monday, May 12th, 2025
virtual reality
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.22
Check out the latest features in the VR modeling software. New Connector plugin syncing Modeler to Unreal Engine 5 now in beta.
Friday, April 11th, 2025
5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.4
Discover five key new features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shading, lighting, animation and physics.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
SuperSplat 2.0 lets you create flythroughs of 3D Gaussian Splats
Free, open-source online tool for viewing and editing 3DGS data can now add camera animations to existing scans.
Monday, February 17th, 2025
Chaos releases Vantage 2.7
Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets OCIO color management, DLSS 4, and new lens distortion system.
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Check out free Android and iOS 3D scanning app RealityScan 1.6
Update to Epic Games' free app provides more control over scans, with the option to create 1-million-poly models with 8K textures.
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.18
Check out the new features in the virtual reality modeling software, including improvements to file export and primitives workflow.
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artists
Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Leopoly releases Shapelab 2025 and Shapelab Lite
Check out the new features in the sculpting tool for VR and desktop systems, and its new lower-cost edition for Meta Quest 3 headsets.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
Unigine 2.19.1 can now import and export USD files
Game engine now imports meshes, materials, lights and animation in USD format, including in the free Community edition.
Monday, December 16th, 2024
Check out Substance 3D Modeler's new Primitives system
Updated for version 1.17: VR modeling software gets new non-destructive workflow for blocking out complex hard surface models.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Chaos releases Vantage 2.6
Real-time ray tracing renderer for large V-Ray scenes gets support for the V-Ray Clipper and a new Water Surface object.
Saturday, October 26th, 2024