Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.1
Material authoring and 3D capture software gets new Paint Warp filter to straighten scanned textures.
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Ephere releases Ornatrix Maya v4
Maya hair plugin's Graft Grooms system makes it possible to create entire hair grooms in a few clicks.
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.1
See the crazy motion graphics effects created by the renderer's distance shader, supported in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini & Maya.
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2023.2
3D animation and motion graphics app gets new Thicken generator, updates to Pyro simulations and the Commander.
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023.1
Digital sculpting app gets neat new Proxy Pose and Drop 3D systems, but the new features are currently only available via subscriptions.
Autodesk releases Maya 2024
Wide-ranging update to the 3D animation tool adds new LookdevX toolset, gel simulation in Bifrost, and native Apple Silicon support.
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2024
3D modelling and rendering app gets new Boolean modifier, new material nodes, enhanced animation tools, and OCIO support.
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Tutorial: Creating Stylized Hairstyles Using ZBrush
Discover how to create appealing hairstyles for 3D characters with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Pilgway releases 3DCoatTextura 2023
Lower-cost edition of 3DCoat for texture painting gets new colour smoothing tool, better UV mapping.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2023
Check out the new features in the latest update to the 3D sculpting, retopology and painting software.
Xencelabs launches Pen Display 24
See how Xencelabs' promising 24" 4K pen display stacks up against those from Wacom and Huion.
RandoMixer randomises your 3ds Max scenes
Neat new plugin quickly generates variant looks for 3D models, 3D scenes - or even 3D characters.
Left Angle launches Autograph Creator
Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.
Move.ai introduces monthly pricing
Promising new AI-based mocap service introduces lower-cost monthly plans for indie artists.
J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 8.0.2 for Maya
Check out the new features in the USD-native layout and look dev toolset. Free edition now updated.
Nvidia announces Spring 2023 updates to Omniverse
Check out the latest changes to Omniverse including upcoming support for real-time ray traced subsurface shading.
Get free Cesium plugins for UE5, O3DE, Unity, Omniverse
Open-source geospatial data plugins create full-scale replicas of the Earth inside game engines.
These free scripts put ChatGPT inside CG software
Use the AI chatbot to write custom scripts inside After Effects, Blender, Nuke and Unity with these add-ons.
MetaShoot puts a virtual photo studio in Unreal Engine
New plugin makes rendering model turntables or product visualisations inside UE5 a one-click process.
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