Adobe releases Substance 3D add-on 2.0 for Blender
Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
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Sneak peek: Chaos's new AI technologies
Check out the tech in development at Chaos Next, the firm's new 'AI lab', ranging from PBR material generation to 3D set extension.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
Chaos unveils Project Eclipse
New product for 'rapid arch viz storytelling' will work with V-Ray and Enscape, and is due later this year. Here's what we know about it so far.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Maya Update 2
Maya edition of the renderer gets support for MaterialX, initial support for LookdevX, and the option to scatter lights with Chaos Scatter.
Monday, February 19th, 2024
Open-source project ZLUDA lets CUDA apps run on AMD GPUs
Experimental tech lets NVIDIA-only apps, including RealityCapture and Arnold, run unmodified on AMD GPUs. Check out our FAQs on it.
Friday, February 16th, 2024
Epic Games releases RealityScan 1.4
Check out the new features in the free photogrammetry app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, including better scan cropping tools.
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Airen 4D is an upcoming 'AI render engine' for Cinema 4D
Intriguing plugin uses Stable Diffusion AI models to turn simple geometry into photorealistic images, with detailed materials and lighting.
Monday, February 12th, 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
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
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
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.6
Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD
Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including AxF export, and better workflow when using Frames.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023