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Big update to the compositing apps adds new Hydra viewport, ground-breaking machine learning toolset.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

Popular plugin turns online DEM data into 3D terrain inside 3ds Max - now to 30m resolution worldwide.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

Recreate realistic real-world materials in Maya and Redshift with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Monday, March 15th, 2021

Watch nine minutes of gorgeous new artwork created by students at the leading international CG school.

Thursday, March 11th, 2021

Compositing app gets new real-time draft preview mode for 3D work. Separate beta build adds support for multi-frame rendering.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Photogrammetry app used for the Megascans library to be 'integrated into the UE4 ecosystem'. Prices cut.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Long-awaited overhaul of the 3ds Max plant-generation plugin adds new Node Editor for authoring plants via visual programming.

Monday, March 8th, 2021

Check out the Scanline VFX artist's compact, streamlined alternative to the native Hypershade interface.

Saturday, March 6th, 2021

Free update to the compositing app adds new tools for retiming animations, 2D vector shapes for motion graphics.

Monday, March 1st, 2021

See how Nvidia's top-of-the-range Ampere card performs in real-world DCC and GPU rendering tests.

Saturday, February 27th, 2021

Updated: new connection plugins available for Nvidia's collaboration platform, now in free public beta.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

Discover the most important new tools in the open-source 3D app, from geometry nodes to APIC sims.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Update adds support for masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer, better caustics and translucent materials.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021