New 3D software you may have missed: 4 October 2026
Discover what's new in CG tools like new motion graphics app Caddis, and the new VFX features in generative video AI model LTX.
Sunday, October 4th, 2026
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Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.1
Check out the neat new features in the free grading, editing and VFX app and its $295 Studio edition.
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.23
Free game engine gets new cloth simulation system for clothing and environment assets, plus better character animation performance.
Monday, February 24th, 2020
Check out promising open-source 2D animation tool enve
Free app provides an interesting range of features, particularly for vector and motion design work.
Friday, January 3rd, 2020
IDV ships SpeedTree 8.4
Games edition of the tree-generation tool gets new wind animation algorithm, better texture atlas generation. Smaller updates to the Cinema edition.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
Free tool Materialize converts photos to PBR materials
Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
The Pixel Farm releases PFTrack 2017
Biggest update to the camera tracker in five years extends the photogrammetry tools, integrates PFDepth for free.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
Check out 3ds Max scene management tool Vexus
Now shipping: JokerMartini and Boomer Labs' node graph editor simplifies scene setup for assembly and rendering.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
Go Ghost unveils first 'sub pixel sample compositor'
Evotis will take compositing way beyond deep images, claims intriguing new tool's developer.
Monday, June 13th, 2016
Foundry ships 'enhanced' version of Nuke Studio
Updated: Nuke Studio 9.0v7 is now shipping. New audio and video editing tools; native stereo playback.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
You can do it! VFX unveils Nyx DBR for 3ds Max
Updated: Distributed rendering plugin, formerly called Nexus DBR, now out in alpha for early users.
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
Autodesk shakes up effects and finishing tools line-up
Updated: Smoke 2015 now shipping on a pay-as-you-go-only basis. Flame 2015 family also available.
Thursday, May 8th, 2014