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How PFX created a continuous 3.5-minute VFX shot for Locked
Key shot from the carjacking thriller was created using 3DEqualizer, Houdini and Nuke from 360-degree footage and Lidar scans.
Free tool: Mesh Cleaner 2 for Blender
VFX artist Rob Dickinson's handy add-on fixes artefacts in 3D scans and models in one click. Check out the new features in version 2.0.
Sébastien Deguy launches puppetry firm Sans Strings Studio
Substance 3D pioneer's new venture after leaving Adobe is a real-time digital puppeteering firm creating gaming and animation content.
Get 110+ modular dungeon assets and props for Unreal Engine
Get games artist Howard Coates' Modular Dungeon Collection free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace. For commercial use.
Review: HP Z4 Rack G5 rackmount workstation
How does HP's rackable graphics workstation compare to a desktop system in real-world rendering and CG tests? Jason Lewis finds out.
Get 260+ free 3D scanned assets for building a ruined interior in UE5
Create ruined and post-apocalyptic industrial environments with Epic Games' new Derelict Corridor Megascans Sample project.
SPECviewperf 15 adds Blender and UE5 tests to the benchmark
New version of the veteran graphics benchmark for testing workstations reflects recent changes to CG software and industry pipelines.
Download Figment’s free UDIM Globe toolset
Free Photoshop scripts convert high-res planetary textures to UDIMs for use in VFX and animation, in apps like 3ds Max, Blender, Maya.
Free tool: Lens Cap 2 for Blender
Decoded's frustration-saving add-on adds new features to Blender's camera system, now including a new auto-focus system for renders.
Boris FX adds AI-powered masking to Sapphire 2025.5
Big update to the effects plugins for video editing and compositing apps adds AI matte generation and GPU acceleration on AMD hardware.
Open Brush 2.10 adds ‘multiplayer’ VR painting
Free VR sketching and concept art tool now lets you create designs collaboratively with other artists. Check out the other new features.
Lumion releases Lumion 2025.0
Significant update to the real-time visualization software adds AI render upscaling, ray traced water and fog, and new pricing and licensing.
Lumion releases Lumion View for SketchUp
New real-time design exploration and visualization plugin lets users generate ray traced 4K renders inside the 3D modeling software.
Kiri Engine 3.14 adds AI-enhanced Lidar scanning
Mobile 3D scanning app uses new machine learning techniques to refine Lidar environment scans captured on iPhone and iPad Pros.
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.0
Big update to the 3D clothing design tool adds a new fur material, new keyframe animation capabilities, and a modular garment library.
Chaos releases Vantage 2.8
Real-time renderer gets support for light linking, lens effects, and Shader Execution Reordering on NVIDIA GPUs. See all the new features.
Ziva VFX and OIDN creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards
Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.
Sparseal adds SDF modeling to Uniform 1.4
Big update to the iPad app for creating 3D models for games and concept art adds SDF modeling system and 3D printing features.
EZ-Tree is a lightweight free open-source tree generator
3D web developer Dan Greenheck's browser-based tool generates stylized 3D and 2D trees for games, online and illustration work.
Substance 3D creator Sébastien Deguy to leave Adobe
Allegorithmic founder pays tribute to Substance 3D staff and artists after announcing decision to 'close this chapter of my career and life'.
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