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Digital sculpting software gets its fifth consecutive 'minor update', but the cost of monthly subscriptions falls back to 2022 levels.

Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.

Intriguing new tool lets you create or edit Unreal Engine MetaHuman characters directly inside Blender. Now available in beta.

New tool lets you control any camera inside a shared, browser-based 3D scene using a phone or tablet. Can be used for free.

'First ever path-tracing solution' for virtual production lets studios render existing V-Ray assets on LED walls in real time for in-camera VFX.

New real-time design exploration and visualization plugin lets users generate photorealistic 4K renders in SketchUp. Now in early access.

Design practical character makeup for movies and TV with the leading concept artist's new tutorial series for The Gnomon Workshop.

Check out the latest features in the production renderer, including toon shading on GPU, and new HTML viewer for render statistics.

3D scanning firm Kiri Innovations' free add-on now lets you paint onto 3DGS data inside Blender, including through texture images.

Check out the changes to the image-editing and retouching software, updating workflow in the Adjustment Presets layout.

Update to the character animation and mocap-editing software extends USD workflows. Check out all the changes here.

Check out the latest changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app, including updates to retopology, shading and animation.

3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.

Maya crowd simulation plugin goes back on sale as part of Autodesk's product bundle for VFX and games work. Check out its new features.

Check out the new features in the free update to the popular Blender UV editing toolset for games and visual effects work.

Check out the latest features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including new nodes for resolving intersections.

Promising free Blender add-on generates rigged 3D characters with skin materials and hair, suitable for games, animation or VFX work.

Use the powerful Content Browser from the Unreal Engine 5 world-building tool free indefinitely. Comes with thousands of free 3D assets.

Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.

Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.