virtual reality

Esri ships CityEngine 2021.1

3D city generation software gets new terrain sculpting tools, IFC import and export, and better import of OpenStreetMap data.

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

ArmorPaint 0.8 ships

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

ftrack unveils cineSync Play

New desktop app for playing back high-res image sequences and video will be free with the ftrack Studio production tracking system.

Thursday, August 5th, 2021

Epic Games buys Sketchfab

Unreal Engine dev acquires the leading 3D model portfolio service and library of AR-ready content. Fees cut on the Sketchfab store.

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 3.7

Turn your Blender, 3ds Max and Maya scenes into browser-based 3D apps - and now, into native iOS, Android or desktop apps as well.

Friday, May 28th, 2021

Motiva ships Layama 1.5

Datasmith creator's unusual tool for turning 3ds Max, Blender and UE4 scenes into 'pseudo VR' gets new option to add interactive hotspots.

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

Godot 3.3 ships

Unexpectedly major update to the game engine adds a new web editor, new CPU lightmapper, and native support for Apple's M1 chips.

Tuesday, April 27th, 2021