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Reallusion’s 3D character contest is back for 2026: $45,000 in prizes
[Sponsored] Enter the 3D character design and animation contest to get access to the Reallusion tool suite and a chance to win cash prizes.
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 21.0
Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 21.0
Now out of beta: 3D compositing app gets new motion graphics tools and updates to deep compositing, USD and lens correction workflows.
Download 140+ free modular assets for building a sci-fi base
Cloud Imperium Games artist Martin Milz's Modular SciFi Station asset pack sells for $44.99, but you can get it for free for the next two weeks.
Nevercenter releases Silo 2026.1
Lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping software gets a 100x boost in viewport rendering speed, plus full glTF support.
Luiz Elias releases Mush3D 3.0
Check out the new features in this major update to the neat standalone tool for editing animation caches created in other DCC software.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2026 with new GPU texturing system
Now in public beta: sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software gets new non-destructive node-based texturing system.
Download Moonshot’s amazing free rigged Komodo dragon model
Get a production-ready 3D model of a lizard, with a full body and facial rig and muscle visualization, Maya, Alembic, FBX and OBJ format.
The Pixel Farm adds new point cloud toolset to PFTrack 26.05
Major update to the tracking app generates dense point clouds from a tracked shot for export in USD files, or to train Gaussian Splats.
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 26.3 for Houdini
Check out the new features in this varied update to the popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling in Houdini.
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2026
Sizeable update to the roto and paint tool adds new AI-based head, object and point tracking systems. See all the new features.
Massive crowd simulation software gets free edition
New non-commercial Massive 101 edition makes it possible for any CG artist to try the crowd simulation tool created for The Lord of the Rings.
Chaos releases Corona 15 for 3ds Max and Blender
Generative AI ideation tool Veras now comes bundled free with the architectural renderer. Check out the other new features in the release.
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.11
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool - like the power to draw procedural content directly in the viewport.
Free tutorial: Blender Hard-Surface Modeling Techniques
Take your models to a new level with The Gnomon Workshop's concise free tutorial on adding surface details like nuts and cables.
MeshCache Studio is a fast, flexible viewer for 3D mesh caches
Updated for the stable release: visualize, review and convert animation and simulation caches with Jasper Brekelmans' new tool.
Get 120+ free materials and assets from the new Mari Texture Library
Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2026.5
Check out the changes to the set of effects plugins for compositing and video editing software, including a new real-world lens defocus effect.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2027.1
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to Smart Bevel and the Data Channel modifier.
Autodesk releases Maya 2027.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation app, like OpenTimelineIO support and updates to LookdevX and Bifrost.
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