Download NVIDIA's free da Vinci Workshop USD data set
Detailed interior scene provides a practical example of production-ready USD data structures for VFX or animation work.
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
visual effects
JangaFX releases GeoGen 0.2
Intriguing 3D terrain and planet generator for real-time applications gets its second public release. Check out the latest features here.
Monday, February 5th, 2024
Download free custom Houdini tools from Project Pegasus
Get the Flora plant-generation tools SideFX developed for its tech demo on creating open worlds with Houdini and Unreal Engine 5.
Sunday, February 4th, 2024
Boris FX releases SynthEyes 2024.1
Check out the new features in the 3D tracking software, including better workflow with After Effects, Pricing also simplified.
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
JangaFX announces LiquiGen release date
Long-awaited real-time fluid simulation app enters alpha next month, with a wider release later this year. Find more details here.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system
Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Polyqoniq releases botaniq 7.0 for Blender
Popular library of 3D plants updated to work with polygoniq's open-source engon asset browser. Download 38 of the assets for free.
Sunday, January 28th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.3
Material authoring and 3D capture tool gets new Texture Generators to add procedural noise to materials. Perpetual licenses discontinued.
Friday, January 26th, 2024
InstaMAT Studio is now available
Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
JangaFX releases EmberGen 1.1
See what's new in this big update to the real-time smoke and fire simulator, like the option to parent emitters to bones in characters.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
Free tool: MaterialVault for Unreal Engine
VFX and visualization artist Scott Rafferty's open-source plugin gives UE5 a single unified interface to browse, edit and apply materials.
Sunday, January 21st, 2024
Tutorial: Creating a Large-Scale Aerial Shot
Use OpenStreetMap data to create a procedural 3D environment in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
Ynput releases Ayon 1.0
Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.
Thursday, January 18th, 2024