Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 7.0 for Maya with FumeFX GPU
New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the Maya fluid dynamics plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
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Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2027
New features in the character animation and mocap-editing software include new quaternion math tools for complex rigs.
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.5.1 with free cloud rendering
New version of the production renderer includes 40 free hours per month on the tech preview of cloud rendering service Flow Render.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2027
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation tool, including Smart Bevel, the Noise Plus modifier and the Field Helper.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Maya 2027 is out: discover its new features
Read our rundown of the changes to the 3D modeling and animation app, from new AI features to Skin Tools and surface tension in Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
OpenUSD 26.03 adds support for 3D Gaussian Splats
3DGS data can now be converted from PLY format, stored natively in USD files, and rendered using the new hdParticleField renderer.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Epic Games lays off another 1,000 staff
Second round of job cuts in three years attributed to 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'. We assess what it means for Epic's CG tools.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
ONYX Ai Matte automatically generates masks from video
Promising GPU-accelerated add-on for DaVinci Resolve and Nuke generates 'production-quality mattes without manual roto'.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Free tutorial: Creating Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5
Discover how to create an action sequence in UE5 with DNEG artist Kosuke Iwasaki's free intermediate tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
NanoGS puts 'Nanite-style' Gaussian splatting in UE5
VFX artist Tim Chen's free add-on renders large 3DGS scans more efficiently inside Unreal Engine, for VFX, games and arch viz work.
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Maxon adds real-time renderer Redshift Live to Redshift 2026.4
New real-time engine replaces Redshift RT, and was developed in parallel with the new Vectorworks edition of the renderer.
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2026.3
Big update to the terrain generation tool for games and VFX adds new features, cuts prices, and lifts the revenue cap on the Indie edition.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Blender 5.1 is here: discover its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from the Raycast node to rendering and animation improvements.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026