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See all the changes to the popular 3D modeling toolkit for Houdini, including a new shading preset system, and a new hotkey layout.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Wacom's first new mid-range pen displays for five years are smaller but sharper than the old Cintiqs. Check out their specs and prices.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Next-gen motion graphics app Autograph discontinued - but there is now a workaround to activate your existing software offline.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025

Master professional CG lighting workflows with former Blizzard lighting lead Graham Cunningham's tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.

Saturday, June 14th, 2025

Planar tracking tool gets new AI face recognition system for automatically obscuring identities in footage. Check out its other new features.

Friday, June 13th, 2025

Summer 2025 update to the VR modeling app expands the new voxel engine for blocking out 3D forms. See the other new features.

Friday, June 13th, 2025

[Sponsored] Online render farm iRender explains why its powerful, affordable GPU rendering solutions are a must for OctaneRender users.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and visualization software, including the new Attribute Transfer modifier..

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Epic's MetaHuman framework for creating 3D characters for games and VFX is out of early access. See its new features - and its new EULA.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

Desktop photogrammetry software to be unified with Epic's free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS. Check out its upcoming features.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025