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PuppetSoul PUPbuildDynamic creates secondary dynamics for cloth, hair and body parts. Based on tech used on animated features,

Next-gen video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction. Free in the Beeble Studio web app.

Discover how to simulate sand and other granular materials in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginner tutorial.

Check out the new features in the free standalone UV packing app, including support for texel density, and the Blender integration plugin.

Get 3D artist George Shachnev's Flying Fantasy Town asset pack of 3D buildings and trees free for two weeks on Fab. For commercial use.

Long-awaited new edition of V-Ray integrates the production renderer natively in Blender. Check out its features, its limitations, and its price.

Get three 3D scanned mountains from the neat new asset library for kitbashing environments for VFX and concept art. Commercial use.

Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.

Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.

Discover how the video for the Grammy-nominated track was created with KeenTools' FaceBuilder and FaceTracker for Nuke.

New app automatically groups related assets for one-click import into DCC apps like Blender. Support for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D due.

Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including the new Street Designer for creating complex road setups.

Character generator and real-time animation tool get updates to AI Smart Search, plus new lower-cost iContent licenses for stock assets.

Get custom tools for creating stylized game assets, including procedural generators for 3D buildings, bridges and clouds.

Inexpensive add-on lets you dress environments quickly in Blender by spawning in 3D assets and letting them settle naturally under gravity.

Check out the new features in the 3D sculpting and retopology software, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.

Create customisable anime-style outline renders in Blender and OctaneRender using Lino Grandi's neat new free add-on.

Plan out city layouts and have this neat tool populate them with 3D buildings. Check out the updates to road generation in the 1.5 release.

Download free assets from Oleg Ushenok's incredible new kitbash asset pack. FBX format, with PBR textures, for commercial use.

Check out the latest features in Maxon's suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps.